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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 ?
583 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
400 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
456 days
400 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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)
313 days
89 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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: 
November 1 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
437 days
559 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
1050 days
316 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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442 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
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
85 days
87 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
237 days
85 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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13 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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110 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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76 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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211 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 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 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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