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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 ?
1078 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
400 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
1078 days
400 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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346 days
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)
613 days
240 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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237 days
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: 
July 1 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
66 days
134 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
151 days
346 days
John D Stein
Halifax
456 days
226 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
561 days
228 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
661 days
272 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
983 days
237 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
813 days
436 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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249 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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400 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
38 days
14 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
136 days
39 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
46 days
208 days
John D Stein
Halifax
261 days
79 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
324 days
146 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
456 days
32 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
457 days
189 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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210 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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226 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 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 2020
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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