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Aesthetic Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery for cosmetic reasons.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
303 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
351 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
72 days
243 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
176 days
195 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
640 days
313 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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662 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
52 days
33 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
33 days
82 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
165 days
64 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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255 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
92 days
195 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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372 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
42 days
39 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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162 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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