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AV Fistula Creation/Closure

Service/Procedure Summary

Creating or closing an abnormal passageway between an artery and a vein (Arteriovenous fistula).

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
78 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
113 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
74 days
187 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
156 days
166 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
105 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
15 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 Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
27 days
37 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
27 days
45 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
25 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
8 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Min S Lee
Halifax
83 days
95 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
167 days
200 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
---
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
62 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
91 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
98 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
27 days
44 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
30 days
44 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
---
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
31 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
42 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
22 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
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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