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 ?
44 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 Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
14 days
25 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
26 days
20 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
10 days
36 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
17 days
30 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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181 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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28 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
4 days
7 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
6 days
11 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
13 days
12 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
8 days
20 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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29 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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15 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
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Halifax
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Antigonish
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Truro
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Bridgewater
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Truro
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Halifax
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105 days
Bridgewater
---
20 days
Bridgewater
---
18 days
Kentville
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28 days
Halifax
---
208 days
Yarmouth
---
33 days
Halifax
---
181 days
New Glasgow
---
36 days
Yarmouth
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20 days
Amherst
---
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Truro
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Truro
14 days
30 days

50%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
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Halifax
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Antigonish
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Truro
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Bridgewater
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Truro
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Halifax
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15 days
Bridgewater
---
9 days
Bridgewater
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10 days
Kentville
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17 days
Halifax
---
45 days
Yarmouth
---
7 days
Halifax
---
77 days
New Glasgow
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21 days
Yarmouth
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7 days
Amherst
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Truro
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Truro
13 days
12 days

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