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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 ?
174 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
280 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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280 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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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196 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
396 days
181 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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210 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
588 days
334 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
420 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
561 days
61 days
John D Stein
Halifax
337 days
149 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
721 days
407 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
151 days
353 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
62 days
49 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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
173 days
132 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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154 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
329 days
165 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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113 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
113 days
35 days
John D Stein
Halifax
208 days
69 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
93 days
120 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
47 days
47 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
33 days
17 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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