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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 ?
252 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
368 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
120 days
397 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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 Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
48 days
82 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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: 
March 1 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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85 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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87 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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107 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
1050 days
326 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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436 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
445 days
565 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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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 Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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23 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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80 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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80 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
71 days
99 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
113 days
106 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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169 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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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 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 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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