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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 ?
455 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
288 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
118 days
242 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
527 days
288 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
56 days
138 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
178 days
87 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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: 
September 1 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
John D Stein
Halifax
178 days
107 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
331 days
120 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
282 days
203 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
260 days
242 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
478 days
175 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
527 days
299 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
1442 days
236 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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222 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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195 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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183 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
47 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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367 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
John D Stein
Halifax
50 days
70 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
75 days
63 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
57 days
152 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
124 days
121 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
317 days
94 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
365 days
58 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
398 days
75 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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102 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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128 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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138 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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13 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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198 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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 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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