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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 ?
65 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
79 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
20 days
51 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
8 days
28 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
126 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
99 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
11 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
13 days
34 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
114 days
137 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
43 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
22 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
14 days
18 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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
7 days
16 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
4 days
9 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
35 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
30 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
9 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
6 days
14 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
53 days
34 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
31 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
12 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
5 days
6 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 2019 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
20 days
51 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
22 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
16 days
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
79 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
88 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
136 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Dion Davidson
Kentville
13 days
34 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
114 days
137 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
42 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
14 days
14 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
14 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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
9 days
15 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
9 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
13 days
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
31 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
36 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
32 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Dion Davidson
Kentville
7 days
19 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
53 days
34 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
10 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
5 days
7 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
3 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 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 2020
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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