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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 ?
47 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
108 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
111 days
108 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
94 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)
23 days
34 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
48 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Min S Lee
Halifax
39 days
98 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
52 days
106 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
43 days
154 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
70 days
139 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
340 days
94 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
27 days
Edgar Chedrawy
Halifax
---
---
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
73 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
68 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
19 days
35 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
15 days
43 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
21 days
38 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
18 days
54 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
32 days
52 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
12 days
Edgar Chedrawy
Halifax
---
---
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
32 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
22 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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 2019
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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