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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 ?
386 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
204 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
184 days
204 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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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)
152 days
89 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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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 - September 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
35 days
222 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
260 days
195 days
David T Tang
Halifax
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
1442 days
106 days
John D Stein
Halifax
90 days
199 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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147 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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120 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
330 days
183 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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47 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
437 days
222 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
282 days
202 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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449 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
13 days
76 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
41 days
142 days
David T Tang
Halifax
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
362 days
45 days
John D Stein
Halifax
49 days
75 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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94 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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83 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
100 days
131 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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14 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
345 days
84 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
130 days
127 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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207 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: 
October 1 2017 - September 30 2018
Next Update: 
November 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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