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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
26 days
279 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
13 days
49 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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: 
August 1 - October 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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109 days
Joey McDonald
Halifax
---
114 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
153 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
158 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
162 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
32 days
176 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
29 days
218 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
31 days
235 days
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
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Rex S Dunn
Glace Bay
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Keir Marshall Stewart
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 Timesort descending
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
18 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
48 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
12 days
57 days
Joey McDonald
Halifax
---
63 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
71 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
86 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
16 days
89 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
19 days
97 days
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
---
---
Rex S Dunn
Glace Bay
---
---
Keir Marshall Stewart
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: 
November 1 2021 - October 31 2022
Next Update: 
December 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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