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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 ?
410 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
154 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
364 days
154 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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109 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)
47 days
50 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
61 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 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Min S Lee
Halifax
79 days
76 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
148 days
50 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
122 days
154 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
166 days
133 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
364 days
113 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
109 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
117 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
148 days
Joey McDonald
Halifax
---
---
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---
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
Min S Lee
Halifax
19 days
32 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
26 days
34 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
24 days
42 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
47 days
39 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
17 days
80 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
61 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
39 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
15 days
Joey McDonald
Halifax
---
---
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---
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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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