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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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169 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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)
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103 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Matthew Smith
Halifax
48 days
79 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
53 days
90 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
53 days
113 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
50 days
117 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
123 days
167 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
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36 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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69 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
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158 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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Matthew Smith
Halifax
21 days
29 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
17 days
43 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
18 days
53 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
27 days
63 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
45 days
97 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
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17 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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47 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
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19 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 2020
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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