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Aesthetic Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery for cosmetic reasons.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
260 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
447 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
58 days
284 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
196 days
461 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
401 days
572 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
125 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
149 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---

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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
81 days
80 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
25 days
156 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
156 days
237 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
93 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
97 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---

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 2020 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Clay K Butler
Sydney
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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John D Stein
Halifax
---
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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390 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
422 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
125 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
---
---
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
---
---
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
---
---

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
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
186 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
356 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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93 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
---
---
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
---
---
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
---
---

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 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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