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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 ?
737 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
124 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
106 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
737 days
124 days

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)
30 days
34 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
55 days

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 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Matthew Smith
Halifax
29 days
61 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
64 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
73 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
84 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
340 days
93 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
39 days
97 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
70 days
153 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
27 days
154 days
Edgar Chedrawy
Halifax
---
---
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 Timesort descending
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
12 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
20 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
14 days
25 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
26 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
14 days
37 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
20 days
42 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
18 days
54 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
32 days
54 days
Edgar Chedrawy
Halifax
---
---
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: 
October 1 2017 - September 30 2018
Next Update: 
November 2018
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