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Cardiac Valve Replacement

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgical procedure repairs or replaces diseased heart valves.

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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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111 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
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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13 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: 
July 1 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christine Herman
Halifax
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24 days
Edgar Chedrawy
Halifax
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66 days
Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
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111 days
Hashem Aliter
Halifax
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Idris M Ali
Halifax
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63 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
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119 days
Keir Marshall Stewart
Halifax
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133 days
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
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143 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
Christine Herman
Halifax
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4 days
Edgar Chedrawy
Halifax
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6 days
Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
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49 days
Hashem Aliter
Halifax
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Idris M Ali
Halifax
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21 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
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8 days
Keir Marshall Stewart
Halifax
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38 days
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
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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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 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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