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Aesthetic Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery for cosmetic reasons.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
273 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
239 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
251 days
127 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
247 days
156 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
142 days
270 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
567 days
413 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
88 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
55 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
41 days
108 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
136 days
69 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
125 days
99 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
150 days
175 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
30 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
38 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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
85 days
123 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
57 days
186 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
142 days
155 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
251 days
127 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
159 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
272 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
421 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
11 days
33 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
41 days
103 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
136 days
69 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
125 days
98 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
118 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
123 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
299 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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 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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