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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 ?
28 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
144 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
16 days
144 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
71 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)
10 days
35 days
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: 
May 1 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
68 days
103 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
36 days
147 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
29 days
159 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
37 days
164 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
63 days
146 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
37 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
139 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
87 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
Matthew Smith
Halifax
12 days
30 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
11 days
67 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
23 days
56 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
25 days
83 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
58 days
81 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
19 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
54 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
42 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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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