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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 ?
478 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
299 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
478 days
299 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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187 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
144 days
106 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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120 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
57 days
222 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
447 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
236 days
John D Stein
Halifax
117 days
199 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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147 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
330 days
154 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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14 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
437 days
222 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
287 days
203 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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178 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
21 days
96 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
30 days
133 days
David T Tang
Halifax
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
359 days
31 days
John D Stein
Halifax
49 days
67 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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69 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
85 days
125 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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11 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
388 days
84 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
110 days
149 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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126 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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288 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 2017 - June 30 2018
Next Update: 
August 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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