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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
49 days
161 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
53 days
172 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional 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)
20 days
33 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
20 days
82 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional 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: 
July 1 - September 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Min S Lee
Halifax
44 days
73 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
44 days
99 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
47 days
120 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
35 days
172 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
37 days
265 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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62 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
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90 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
11 days
40 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
22 days
46 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
20 days
51 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
20 days
52 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
22 days
53 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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46 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: 
October 1 2018 - September 30 2019
Next Update: 
November 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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