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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 ?
44 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
56 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
14 days
30 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
13 days
34 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
30 days
30 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
29 days
43 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
134 days
27 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
122 days
130 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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73 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
12 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
5 days
8 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
7 days
8 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
15 days
9 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
8 days
20 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
9 days
21 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
44 days
41 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
24 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
8 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
14 days
30 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
11 days
44 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
26 days
43 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
134 days
51 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
122 days
130 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
18 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
59 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
77 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
34 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
57 days
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
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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
6 days
9 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
8 days
9 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
8 days
19 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
9 days
21 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
41 days
41 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
7 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
20 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
32 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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3 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
35 days
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
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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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 2019
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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