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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 ?
56 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
63 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
14 days
29 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
13 days
34 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
26 days
51 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
134 days
27 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
80 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
12 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
137 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
49 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
28 days

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 Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
6 days
8 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
8 days
12 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
8 days
20 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
9 days
27 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
29 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
8 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
47 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
35 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
7 days

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: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
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Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
85 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
20 days
51 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
63 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
134 days
51 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
8 days
44 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
79 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
14 days
29 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
59 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
137 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
18 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
42 days

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%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
---
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
37 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
8 days
27 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
13 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
8 days
9 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
6 days
19 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
30 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
6 days
8 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
18 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
47 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
7 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
23 days

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: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Next Update: 
August 2019
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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