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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 ?
168 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
213 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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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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108 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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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Antigonish
St. Martha's 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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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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59 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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: 
May 1 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
115 days
85 days
James Ruddy
Kentville
42 days
215 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
459 days
108 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
275 days
294 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
286 days
327 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
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73 days
Liane Johnson
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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20 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
James Ruddy
Kentville
29 days
57 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
72 days
71 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
101 days
71 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
36 days
210 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
108 days
157 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
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39 days
Liane Johnson
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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12 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
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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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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