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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 ?
1098 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
370 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
1078 days
379 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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291 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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346 days
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)
464 days
260 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
277 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
237 days
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 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
98 days
150 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
256 days
346 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
480 days
228 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
661 days
288 days
John D Stein
Halifax
743 days
226 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
813 days
436 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
1098 days
186 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
393 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
37 days
48 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
136 days
39 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
151 days
224 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
366 days
28 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
265 days
161 days
John D Stein
Halifax
442 days
58 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
611 days
214 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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260 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 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 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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