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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 ?
361 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
158 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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83 days
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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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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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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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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
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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
390 days
139 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
145 days
29 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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106 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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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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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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158 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
147 days
121 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
290 days
44 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
61 days
13 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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44 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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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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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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114 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
11 days
28 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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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