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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 ?
32 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
111 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
32 days
111 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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99 days
North Sydney
Northside General 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)
28 days
32 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
58 days
North Sydney
Northside General 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
11 days
123 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
122 days
97 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
148 days
136 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
70 days
295 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
129 days
310 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
117 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
84 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
195 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
19 days
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
---
---

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
15 days
31 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
8 days
40 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
25 days
24 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
24 days
34 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
28 days
53 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
61 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
9 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
11 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
11 days
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
---
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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 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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