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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 ?
394 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
522 days
278 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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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Truro
Colchester East Hants 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)
108 days
78 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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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Truro
Colchester East Hants 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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
June 1 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
62 days
56 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
129 days
70 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
233 days
179 days
John D Stein
Halifax
455 days
107 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
544 days
285 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
923 days
144 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
796 days
288 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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154 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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28 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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401 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
14 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
71 days
62 days
John D Stein
Halifax
156 days
64 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
156 days
125 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
197 days
93 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
453 days
161 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
667 days
147 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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242 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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139 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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20 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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173 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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 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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