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Sinus Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Sinus surgery includes a wide range of procedures to treat sinus conditions, including nasal polypectomy, nose fracture repair, septorhinoplasty, sinus endoscopy and turbinectomy.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
201 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
422 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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309 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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320 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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99 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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185 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
March 1 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
308 days
320 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
351 days
309 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
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Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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536 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
70 days
140 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
168 days
75 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
---
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
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Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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244 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 2019
Disclaimer: Hospitals and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency priority cases. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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