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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 ?
55 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
137 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
9 days
30 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
73 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
49 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
12 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
134 days
27 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
26 days
43 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
13 days
34 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
14 days
29 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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
46 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
4 days
7 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
22 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
35 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
8 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
15 days
9 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
9 days
21 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
8 days
20 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
6 days
8 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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

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

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
23 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
7 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
46 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
18 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
24 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
6 days
8 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
8 days
9 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
37 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
12 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
8 days
21 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Dion Davidson
Kentville
6 days
19 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---

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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 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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