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 50% of people served within? 7days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 12days

Wait times

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 5
days
8
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital 9
days
5
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 12
days
11
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 13
days
18
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- 26
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- ---
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- 29
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- ---

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 14
days
23
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 24
days
21
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 18
days
33
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital 18
days
35
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- 31
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- ---
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- 204
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Irma Joan Proctor Bridgewater 5
days
8
days
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow 10
days
5
days
Ahmed Jad Truro 13
days
18
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- 9
days
Christopher Blackmore Halifax --- 58
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- 12
days
Dafydd Alexander Davies Halifax --- 34
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater --- 9
days
Jessica Louise Mills Halifax --- 7
days
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater --- ---
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish --- 25
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater --- ---
Victoria Smith Bridgewater --- ---

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Irma Joan Proctor Bridgewater 11
days
21
days
Ahmed Jad Truro 18
days
33
days
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow 18
days
35
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- 21
days
Christopher Blackmore Halifax --- 181
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- 25
days
Dafydd Alexander Davies Halifax --- 300
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater --- 18
days
Jessica Louise Mills Halifax --- 83
days
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater --- ---
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish --- 31
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater --- ---
Victoria Smith Bridgewater --- ---

Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.