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Vascular Bypass Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgery creates an alternate or additional route for blood flow by moving blood vessels or implanting synthetic tubing.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
47 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
122 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
34 days
237 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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77 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
23 days
119 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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48 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dion Davidson
Kentville
63 days
91 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
26 days
145 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
125 days
83 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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Matthew Smith
Halifax
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Min S Lee
Halifax
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122 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
14 days
54 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
44 days
41 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
49 days
71 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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Matthew Smith
Halifax
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---
Min S Lee
Halifax
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35 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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26 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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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