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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 ?
55 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
109 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
42 days
89 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
56 days
109 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
47 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
121 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)
23 days
25 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
52 days
60 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
17 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
92 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: 
August 1 2017 - July 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
62 days
109 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
29 days
47 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
119 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
36 days
69 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
---
Min S Lee
Halifax
48 days
118 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
47 days
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
42 days
100 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
52 days
63 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
13 days
21 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
82 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
28 days
13 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
---
Min S Lee
Halifax
23 days
31 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
16 days
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
28 days
36 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: 
August 1 2017 - July 31 2018
Next Update: 
September 2018
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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