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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 ?
290 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
195 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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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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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173 days
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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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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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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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69 days
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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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: 
September 1 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
435 days
139 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
614 days
131 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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29 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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225 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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529 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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216 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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830 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
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
39 days
34 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
135 days
42 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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13 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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58 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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397 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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148 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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119 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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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