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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.

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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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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley 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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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley 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 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
203 days
109 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
164 days
445 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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Richard L Balys
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
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
42 days
48 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
60 days
199 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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Richard L Balys
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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 2020
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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