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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 ?
755 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
575 days
334 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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153 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
256 days
93 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
132 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
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: 
December 1 - February 29 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
62 days
46 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
721 days
407 days
John D Stein
Halifax
412 days
146 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
561 days
137 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
698 days
188 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
80 days
224 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
588 days
385 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
621 days
181 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
1157 days
164 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
446 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
21 days
17 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
George R Davis
Dartmouth
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
93 days
54 days
John D Stein
Halifax
210 days
63 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
113 days
68 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
75 days
118 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
47 days
28 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
489 days
172 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
214 days
119 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
576 days
81 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
141 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: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Next Update: 
April 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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