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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 ?
24 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
149 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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138 days
Kentville
Valley 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)
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82 days
Kentville
Valley 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Matthew Smith
Halifax
38 days
85 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
53 days
154 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
106 days
106 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
134 days
153 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
364 days
148 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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127 days
David Horne
Halifax
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
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Husain Adel Al-Mubarak
Halifax
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Idris M Ali
Halifax
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Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
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71 days
Joey McDonald
Halifax
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86 days
Rex S Dunn
Glace Bay
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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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Min S Lee
Halifax
26 days
35 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
32 days
36 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
16 days
78 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
15 days
92 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
150 days
72 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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109 days
David Horne
Halifax
---
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
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Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
---
---
Husain Adel Al-Mubarak
Halifax
---
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Idris M Ali
Halifax
---
---
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
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16 days
Joey McDonald
Halifax
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42 days
Rex S Dunn
Glace Bay
---
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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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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