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Aneurysm Repair

Service/Procedure Summary

Aneurysms occur when the wall of a blood vessel becomes weak and a portion of the artery widens or balloons. The type of surgery needed to repair an aneurysm depends on the symptoms and size and type of aneurysm.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
522 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
100 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
44 days
100 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
74 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
11 days
26 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
55 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 - May 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Matthew Smith
Halifax
29 days
62 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
43 days
97 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
27 days
129 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
49 days
153 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
64 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
88 days
Edgar Chedrawy
Halifax
---
---
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
---
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
134 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---

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 Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Matthew Smith
Halifax
14 days
27 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
9 days
37 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
10 days
50 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
19 days
66 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
25 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
58 days
Edgar Chedrawy
Halifax
---
---
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
---
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
24 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
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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: 
June 1 2017 - May 31 2018
Next Update: 
July 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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