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 ?
35 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
77 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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25 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
26 days
20 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
189 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
105 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
59 days
27 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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36 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
17 days
16 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
9 days
31 days

50%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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20 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
7 days
12 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
107 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
28 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
11 days
12 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
22 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
12 days
10 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
2 days
9 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
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Amherst
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Antigonish
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Bridgewater
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Bridgewater
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20 days
Bridgewater
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---
Dartmouth
---
---
Halifax
---
94 days
Halifax
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---
Halifax
---
105 days
Halifax
---
134 days
Kentville
---
---
Kentville
14 days
28 days
Kentville
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---
Kentville
---
---
Kentville
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---
New Glasgow
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36 days
Truro
---
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Truro
15 days
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Truro
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Truro
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Yarmouth
---
43 days
Yarmouth
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20 days

50%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
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Amherst
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---
Antigonish
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---
Bridgewater
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Bridgewater
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13 days
Bridgewater
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Dartmouth
---
---
Halifax
---
45 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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22 days
Halifax
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43 days
Kentville
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Kentville
11 days
15 days
Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
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New Glasgow
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22 days
Truro
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Truro
13 days
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Truro
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Truro
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Yarmouth
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9 days
Yarmouth
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9 days

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