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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 ?
494 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
302 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
470 days
351 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)
258 days
125 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
63 days
167 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
184 days
137 days
John D Stein
Halifax
270 days
107 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
331 days
69 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
527 days
285 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
693 days
170 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
796 days
243 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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183 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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47 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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101 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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446 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
29 days
10 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
102 days
62 days
John D Stein
Halifax
145 days
73 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
138 days
125 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
161 days
121 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
334 days
77 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
452 days
110 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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138 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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22 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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45 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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183 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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 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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