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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 ?
374 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
299 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
478 days
299 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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187 days
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)
186 days
129 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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131 days
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 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2018

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
117 days
199 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
330 days
131 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
336 days
203 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
437 days
222 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
480 days
195 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
968 days
236 days
David T Tang
Halifax
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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147 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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622 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
76 days
John D Stein
Halifax
70 days
73 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
44 days
133 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
77 days
103 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
125 days
124 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
316 days
33 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
347 days
109 days
David T Tang
Halifax
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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62 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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293 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 2017 - May 31 2018
Next Update: 
July 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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