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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 ?
260 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
546 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
308 days
546 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
48 days
54 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
90 days
85 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
251 days
411 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
466 days
539 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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299 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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190 days
Justin L Paletz
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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Jason G Williams
Halifax
42 days
55 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
47 days
28 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
216 days
108 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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83 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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110 days
Justin L Paletz
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: 
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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