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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 ?
780 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
239 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
780 days
179 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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)
37 days
64 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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 - March 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Jason G Williams
Halifax
772 days
142 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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281 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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405 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
780 days
632 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
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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
Jason G Williams
Halifax
37 days
39 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
365 days
91 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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103 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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274 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
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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: 
April 1 2021 - March 31 2022
Next Update: 
May 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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