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Aesthetic Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery for cosmetic reasons.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
364 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
216 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
133 days
36 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
164 days
163 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
126 days
311 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
909 days
432 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
120 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
34 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
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
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
17 days
13 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
71 days
108 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
114 days
69 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
91 days
214 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
109 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
10 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
133 days
34 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
159 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
76 days
181 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
216 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
120 days
Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
---
---
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
432 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
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
17 days
11 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
123 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
32 days
106 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
178 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
109 days
Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
---
---
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
162 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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 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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