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Nova Scotia Wait Times

Treatment Services

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
(Stents and Balloons)

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) is provided in the Capital District Health Authority, at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax.

Capital Health and IWK Capital Health and IWK Capital Health and IWK
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
District Health Authorities Priority
1
Priority
2
Priority
3
Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre 9 12 12
Unit: Average calendar days
Data Source: Capital District Health Authority, Division of Cardiology
Data Peroid: September 2009
Next update: End of November 2009

How do we measure wait times for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention?

Wait times for Percutaneous Coronary Interventions are measured by counting the number of calendar days from the date the specialist and patient decided the service was medically necessary to the date the service was performed.