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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 ?
723 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
428 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
744 days
428 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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225 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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)
651 days
107 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
168 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
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: 
December 1 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
256 days
370 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
661 days
321 days
John D Stein
Halifax
966 days
211 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
813 days
488 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
1216 days
160 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
228 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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356 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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400 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
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
133 days
225 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
151 days
237 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
421 days
24 days
John D Stein
Halifax
464 days
30 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
723 days
266 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
134 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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240 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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247 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 2021
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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