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Breast Reconstruction

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgical procedure rebuilds a breast's shape after a breast removal (mastectomy).

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
464 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
299 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
514 days
299 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
231 days
86 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
445 days
269 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
1449 days
222 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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69 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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131 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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164 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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505 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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Jason G Williams
Halifax
180 days
71 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
308 days
80 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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14 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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101 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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54 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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222 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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 2019
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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