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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
42 days
91 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
51 days
100 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
36 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
29 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
20 days
47 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
22 days
34 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
15 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
14 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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Min S Lee
Halifax
39 days
98 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
42 days
76 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
90 days
110 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
36 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
---
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
53 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
22 days
55 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
23 days
29 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
26 days
37 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
15 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
---
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 2020
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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