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Insertion Vascular Access Catheter

Service/Procedure Summary

A vascular access procedure involves the insertion of a flexible and sterile thin plastic tube, or catheter, into a blood vessel to provide an effective method of drawing blood or delivering medications and nutrients into a patient's bloodstream over a period of time.

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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
3 days
17 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
15 days
13 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
22 days
20 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
19 days
45 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
59 days
13 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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126 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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99 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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19 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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
5 days
6 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
2 days
9 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
6 days
6 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
7 days
6 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
4 days
14 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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39 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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32 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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11 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 2019 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
15 days
13 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
22 days
20 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
19 days
45 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
59 days
13 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
10 days
Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
63 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
6 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
99 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
117 days
John Booth
Truro
---
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John Booth
Truro
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
90 days
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
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9 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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9 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
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
4 days
5 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
7 days
6 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
5 days
8 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
5 days
14 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
7 days
Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
13 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
2 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
59 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
37 days
John Booth
Truro
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
36 days
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
8 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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4 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 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
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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