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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 ?
1100 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
265 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
1117 days
537 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
141 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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)
352 days
155 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
133 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---

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: 
August 1 - October 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
75 days
476 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
271 days
323 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
411 days
281 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
1070 days
229 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
1117 days
223 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
1695 days
154 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
85 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
397 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
Steven F Morris
Halifax
167 days
106 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
323 days
34 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
41 days
317 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
285 days
157 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
367 days
155 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
992 days
74 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
42 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
210 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: 
November 1 2021 - October 31 2022
Next Update: 
December 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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