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

90%

Communitysort ascending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
134 days
212 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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%

Communitysort ascending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
15 days
31 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dion Davidson
Kentville
21 days
235 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
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194 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
34 days
218 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
158 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
294 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
47 days
150 days
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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Joey McDonald
Halifax
---
114 days
Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
---
---
Keir Marshall Stewart
Halifax
---
---
Rex S Dunn
Glace Bay
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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 Communitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dion Davidson
Kentville
19 days
111 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
16 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
10 days
55 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
48 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
71 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
22 days
75 days
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
---
---
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
---
Joey McDonald
Halifax
---
51 days
Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
---
---
Keir Marshall Stewart
Halifax
---
---
Rex S Dunn
Glace Bay
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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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 2023
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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