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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 ?
24 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
69 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
4 days
14 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
7 days
19 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
13 days
14 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
21 days
23 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
12 days
38 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
36 days
45 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
59 days
27 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
54 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
154 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
2 days
7 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
3 days
7 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
7 days
9 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
6 days
11 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
6 days
19 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
9 days
18 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
10 days
20 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
14 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
38 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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
7 days
18 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
12 days
38 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
34 days
45 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
59 days
27 days
Ahmed Jad
Antigonish
---
---
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
54 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
15 days
Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
11 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
338 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
180 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
21 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
117 days
John Booth
Truro
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
83 days
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
---
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
10 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
---

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
3 days
7 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
8 days
18 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
6 days
20 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
7 days
20 days
Ahmed Jad
Antigonish
---
---
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
15 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
7 days
Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
9 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
38 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
69 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
11 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
24 days
John Booth
Truro
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
11 days
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
---
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
7 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
---

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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 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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