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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 ?
239 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
301 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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71 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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312 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
63 days
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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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19 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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297 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
49 days
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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: 
December 1 - February 28 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
107 days
99 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
133 days
342 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
309 days
172 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
393 days
377 days
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
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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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
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
62 days
71 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
109 days
42 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
85 days
84 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
41 days
293 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
14 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
---
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
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Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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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 2017 - February 28 2018
Next Update: 
April 2018
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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