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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 ?
48 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
83 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
40 days
49 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
29 days
88 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
48 days
145 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
56 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
47 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
41 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
8 days
46 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
30 days
27 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
22 days
37 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
14 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
16 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
32 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 2020 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
28 days
52 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
29 days
59 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
40 days
88 days
Charles McDonald
Glace Bay
---
---
Charles McDonald
Glace Bay
---
---
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
124 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
---
---
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
51 days
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
---

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
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
22 days
31 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
23 days
31 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
22 days
49 days
Charles McDonald
Glace Bay
---
---
Charles McDonald
Glace Bay
---
---
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
56 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
---
---
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
16 days
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
---

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 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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