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Aesthetic Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery for cosmetic reasons.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
310 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
234 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
87 days
163 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
97 days
131 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
635 days
120 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
405 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
34 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
120 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
48 days
114 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
61 days
34 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
190 days
85 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
219 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
21 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
109 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
74 days
215 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
97 days
34 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
234 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
120 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
30 days
21 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
48 days
117 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
173 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
109 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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