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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 ?
88 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
437 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
88 days
437 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's 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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
29 days
100 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's 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: 
July 1 - September 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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325 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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69 days
John D Stein
Halifax
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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131 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
429 days
269 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
505 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
1449 days
220 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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101 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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---
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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14 days
John D Stein
Halifax
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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96 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
74 days
82 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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260 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
160 days
67 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: 
October 1 2017 - September 30 2018
Next Update: 
November 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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