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

90%

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

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

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

90%

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

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.