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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 ?
35 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 Timesort descending
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
17 days
16 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
26 days
20 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
25 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
59 days
27 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
9 days
31 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
36 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
105 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
189 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community 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 Timesort descending
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
2 days
9 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
12 days
10 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
7 days
12 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
11 days
12 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
20 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
22 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
28 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
107 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community 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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
20 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
20 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
14 days
28 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
36 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
43 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
94 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
105 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
134 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Ahmed Jad
Truro
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
---
Ahmed Jad
Truro
15 days
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---

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 Timesort descending
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
9 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
9 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
13 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
11 days
15 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
22 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
22 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
43 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
45 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Ahmed Jad
Truro
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
---
Ahmed Jad
Truro
13 days
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---

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 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 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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