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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 ?
504 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
316 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
472 days
316 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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 Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
246 days
99 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
March 1 - May 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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14 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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138 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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145 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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167 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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199 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
1071 days
252 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
429 days
279 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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531 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 Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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7 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
72 days
61 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
169 days
69 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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83 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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89 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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111 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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132 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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241 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: 
June 1 2017 - May 31 2018
Next Update: 
July 2018
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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