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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 ?
20 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
73 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
8 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
11 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
7 days
17 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
7 days
21 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
12 days
22 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
12 days
27 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
14 days
34 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
72 days
45 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
101 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
120 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial 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
3 days
7 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
7 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
8 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
8 days
10 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
7 days
10 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
7 days
10 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
13 days
15 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
5 days
20 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
22 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
40 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial 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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
15 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
19 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
7 days
21 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
12 days
27 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
12 days
34 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
75 days
45 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
63 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
78 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
94 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
120 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
165 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Muna Lougheed
Antigonish
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---

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
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
4 days
6 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
9 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
8 days
10 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
12 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
12 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
13 days
15 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
4 days
20 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
29 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
35 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
43 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
58 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Muna Lougheed
Antigonish
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---

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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
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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