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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 ?
77 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
14 days
20 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
12 days
28 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
26 days
20 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
10 days
36 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
17 days
30 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
28 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
160 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community 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
4 days
8 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
5 days
13 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
10 days
10 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
8 days
15 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
8 days
20 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
21 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
33 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community 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: 
April 1 2022 - March 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ahmed Jad
Truro
---
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Ahmed Jad
Truro
14 days
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
19 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
36 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
181 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
33 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
160 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
28 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
20 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
105 days
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
28 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---

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
Ahmed Jad
Truro
---
---
Ahmed Jad
Truro
13 days
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
9 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
21 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
52 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
7 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
34 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
16 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
13 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
16 days
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
21 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---

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: 
April 1 2022 - March 31 2023
Next Update: 
May 2023
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.

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