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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 ?
29 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
73 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
7 days
34 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
12 days
30 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
54 days
17 days
Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
7 days
67 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
48 days
47 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
27 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
92 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
41 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
99 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---

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
6 days
6 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
5 days
8 days
Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
5 days
8 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
6 days
18 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
13 days
33 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
6 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
35 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
18 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
17 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---

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 2016 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
12 days
17 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
7 days
34 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
12 days
30 days
Basilon Cole
New Glasgow
17 days
47 days
Abdalla Hassan
Bridgewater
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
21 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
10 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
27 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
87 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
22 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
98 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
64 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
5 days
7 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
7 days
9 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
6 days
18 days
Basilon Cole
New Glasgow
11 days
33 days
Abdalla Hassan
Bridgewater
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
15 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
5 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
5 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
35 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
8 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
53 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
30 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 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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