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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 ?
49 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
181 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
49 days
208 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 Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
16 days
39 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: 
December 1 - February 28 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Joey McDonald
Halifax
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114 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
158 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
64 days
178 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
194 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
235 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
16 days
237 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
294 days
David Horne
Halifax
---
---
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
---
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
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
---
16 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
46 days
Joey McDonald
Halifax
---
48 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
63 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
22 days
76 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
88 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
8 days
96 days
David Horne
Halifax
---
---
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
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---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
March 1 2022 - February 28 2023
Next Update: 
April 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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