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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 ?
582 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
446 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
365 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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146 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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
137 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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70 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
129 days
70 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
57 days
167 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
184 days
137 days
John D Stein
Halifax
412 days
115 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
544 days
299 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
693 days
168 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
687 days
243 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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352 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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141 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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30 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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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
19 days
13 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
86 days
62 days
John D Stein
Halifax
154 days
80 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
148 days
125 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
161 days
121 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
304 days
66 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
455 days
157 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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216 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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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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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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186 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: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Next Update: 
August 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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