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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 ?
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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
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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288 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
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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149 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
62 days
46 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
80 days
353 days
John D Stein
Halifax
337 days
146 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
561 days
76 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
621 days
181 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
698 days
188 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
588 days
385 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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407 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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394 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
21 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
46 days
31 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
113 days
52 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
80 days
118 days
John D Stein
Halifax
201 days
63 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
193 days
132 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
477 days
171 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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49 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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106 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: 
May 1 2019 - April 30 2020
Next Update: 
June 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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