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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 ?
44 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
167 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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74 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
70 days
185 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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)
23 days
44 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
54 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Christine Herman
Halifax
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72 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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78 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
44 days
82 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
52 days
85 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
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96 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
67 days
118 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
47 days
121 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
49 days
185 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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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
Christine Herman
Halifax
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26 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
37 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
29 days
42 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
14 days
45 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
47 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
23 days
47 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
32 days
49 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
28 days
54 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 2019
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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