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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 ?
735 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
208 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
735 days
261 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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 Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
527 days
76 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
57 days
222 days
John D Stein
Halifax
178 days
107 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
331 days
120 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
260 days
242 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
578 days
115 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
504 days
203 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
527 days
222 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
968 days
236 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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183 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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47 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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379 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
16 days
76 days
John D Stein
Halifax
71 days
70 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
123 days
63 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
56 days
152 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
130 days
134 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
369 days
50 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
444 days
75 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
465 days
87 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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139 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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14 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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179 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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 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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