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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
320 days
546 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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)
93 days
50 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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: 
October 1 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
70 days
41 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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190 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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273 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
308 days
400 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
470 days
674 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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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
38 days
25 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
42 days
71 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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84 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
184 days
102 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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110 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 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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