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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 ?
425 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
608 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
425 days
608 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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 Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
170 days
102 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
1387 days
228 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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1008 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
281 days
608 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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136 days

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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
476 days
58 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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128 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
90 days
97 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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80 days

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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 2023
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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