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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
70 days
127 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
115 days
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)
6 days
22 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
68 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---

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 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
11 days
123 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
43 days
115 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
62 days
112 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
123 days
103 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
794 days
136 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
117 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
183 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
158 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---

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
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
8 days
39 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
7 days
41 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
34 days
21 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
29 days
29 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
29 days
46 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
61 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
9 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
11 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---

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 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
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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