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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 50% of people served within? 10days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 13days

Wait times

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 6
days
 		10
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 10
days
 		7
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 13
days
 		19
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- ---
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility --- ---
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- 33
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- 16
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: August 1 2022 - July 31 2023 Next Update: September 2023

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 14
days
 		21
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 24
days
 		30
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 44
days
 		33
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- ---
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility --- ---
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- 208
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- 36
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: August 1 2022 - July 31 2023 Next Update: September 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Irma Joan Proctor Bridgewater 6
days
 		12
days
Ahmed Jad Truro 13
days
 		19
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- 7
days
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow --- 19
days
Christopher Blackmore Halifax --- 79
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- 11
days
Dafydd Alexander Davies Halifax --- 46
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater --- 9
days
Jessica Louise Mills Halifax --- 11
days
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater --- ---
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish --- ---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao Halifax --- ---
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: August 1 2022 - July 31 2023 Next Update: September 2023

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Irma Joan Proctor Bridgewater 11
days
 		20
days
Ahmed Jad Truro 18
days
 		33
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- 20
days
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow --- 36
days
Christopher Blackmore Halifax --- 181
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- 25
days
Dafydd Alexander Davies Halifax --- 300
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater --- 18
days
Jessica Louise Mills Halifax --- 83
days
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater --- ---
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish --- ---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao Halifax --- ---
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: August 1 2022 - July 31 2023 Next Update: September 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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