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Breast Reduction Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgical procedure reduces the size of breasts by removing fat, skin, and glandular tissue.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
721 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
327 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
21 days
35 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
821 days
385 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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154 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants 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
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
20 days
21 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
329 days
125 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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117 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants 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: 
August 1 - October 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
62 days
46 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
233 days
179 days
John D Stein
Halifax
455 days
146 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
717 days
285 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
923 days
181 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
796 days
327 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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84 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
154 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
224 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
---
115 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
---
115 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
---
115 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
---
115 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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115 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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420 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
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
21 days
21 days
John D Stein
Halifax
137 days
71 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
148 days
125 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
244 days
128 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
489 days
164 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
677 days
207 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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65 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
117 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
22 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
---
76 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
---
76 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
---
76 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
---
76 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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76 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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173 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: 
November 1 2018 - October 31 2019
Next Update: 
December 2019
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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