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Aesthetic Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery for cosmetic reasons.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
187 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
254 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
76 days
28 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
77 days
181 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
142 days
337 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
372 days
130 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
504 days
432 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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23 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
19 days
15 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
51 days
124 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
82 days
104 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
197 days
94 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
126 days
177 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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10 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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 2018 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
74 days
34 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
65 days
215 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
142 days
214 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
372 days
130 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
159 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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454 days
Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
---
---
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
---
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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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
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
18 days
14 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
23 days
123 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
126 days
155 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
197 days
94 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
123 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
315 days
Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
---
---
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
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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 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 2019
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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