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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 ?
51 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
76 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
36 days
79 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
90 days
100 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
49 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
44 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
22 days
30 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
22 days
53 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
20 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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
90 days
110 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
---
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
42 days
62 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
32 days
114 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
49 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
26 days
66 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
---
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
22 days
23 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
22 days
47 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
20 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: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Next Update: 
April 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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