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Aesthetic Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery for cosmetic reasons.

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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
87 days
163 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
364 days
120 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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120 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
403 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
36 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
65 days
110 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
114 days
77 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
109 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
216 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
21 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
32 days
36 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
74 days
154 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
234 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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120 days
Steven F Morris
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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
16 days
21 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
48 days
113 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
195 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
109 days
Steven F Morris
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 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 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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