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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 ?
60 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
12 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
14 days
29 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
22 days
30 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
30 days
30 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
29 days
43 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
74 days
46 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
95 days
27 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
---
55 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
77 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
3 days
8 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
7 days
9 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
9 days
8 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
9 days
8 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
5 days
18 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
7 days
20 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
38 days
22 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
24 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
27 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dion Davidson
Kentville
8 days
30 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
14 days
30 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
30 days
28 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
20 days
43 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
95 days
12 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
74 days
46 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
13 days
Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
80 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
55 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
77 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
50 days
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
63 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
85 days
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
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
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
7 days
5 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
7 days
9 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
4 days
16 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
9 days
13 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
7 days
20 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
38 days
25 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
7 days
Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
28 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
24 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
32 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
3 days
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
11 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
33 days
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
8 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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 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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