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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 ?
983 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
983 days
330 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
181 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
21 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---

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)
210 days
77 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
98 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
7 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---

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 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
56 days
35 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
87 days
154 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
77 days
224 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
197 days
137 days
John D Stein
Halifax
412 days
146 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
621 days
181 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
717 days
285 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
1157 days
164 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
1003 days
327 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
352 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
84 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
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
21 days
13 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
40 days
25 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
96 days
68 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
75 days
117 days
John D Stein
Halifax
154 days
74 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
173 days
106 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
304 days
120 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
477 days
161 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
738 days
52 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
229 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
69 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
176 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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 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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