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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 ?
408 days
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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
116 days
154 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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344 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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
75 days
133 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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197 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: 
January 1 - March 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
44 days
154 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
480 days
203 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
356 days
236 days
John D Stein
Halifax
350 days
199 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
324 days
147 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
609 days
154 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
437 days
175 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
341 days
256 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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294 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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622 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
20 days
54 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
68 days
133 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
270 days
41 days
John D Stein
Halifax
36 days
75 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
63 days
46 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
116 days
103 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
345 days
96 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
109 days
149 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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150 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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365 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: 
April 1 2017 - March 31 2018
Next Update: 
May 2018
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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