Service/Procedure Summary

Adult patients are 16 years old or older. This surgery repairs a hernia in any area other than the location of an incision from a previous surgery. A hernia occurs when a piece of an organ sticks through the wall that should normally contain it. See "Hernia Repair - Incisional" for the wait times for incisional hernia repair.

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 50days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 53days

Wait times

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 43
days
69
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 25
days
209
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 36
days
38
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 172
days
107
days
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility --- ---
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 141
days
99
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---
Inverness Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital --- 170
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 30
days
42
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital 108
days
71
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 164
days
190
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 35
days
73
days
Windsor Hants Community Hospital 118
days
33
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 22
days
37
days

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 69
days
153
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 126
days
310
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 106
days
99
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 481
days
230
days
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility --- ---
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 537
days
252
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---
Inverness Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital --- 387
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 340
days
390
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital 372
days
92
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 482
days
583
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 140
days
531
days
Windsor Hants Community Hospital 488
days
223
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 70
days
105
days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nabil Nader Amherst 26
days
75
days
Colin McWilliams Amherst 28
days
62
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst 44
days
108
days
Krista de Boer Antigonish 143
days
163
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 21
days
114
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 14
days
183
days
Irma Joan Proctor Bridgewater 30
days
27
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 32
days
55
days
Rhys Kavanagh Bridgewater 64
days
60
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 41
days
46
days
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater 28
days
27
days
Leszek J Wasilewski Dartmouth 251
days
62
days
John L Murdoch Dartmouth 158
days
125
days
Warren W Shih Dartmouth 247
days
226
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 162
days
80
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 161
days
104
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 420
days
137
days
Alexander Ednie Halifax --- ---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax --- ---
Samuel Minor Halifax 437
days
78
days
Mark J Walsh Halifax 25
days
---
Boris Gala Lopez Halifax 19
days
66
days
Scott Livingstone Halifax 43
days
55
days
Richard Spence Halifax 73
days
104
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 29
days
35
days
F Donald Clark Kentville 32
days
53
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 162
days
285
days
David MacFarlane Kentville 37
days
39
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 148
days
255
days
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow 80
days
85
days
Brian Nocon New Glasgow 34
days
62
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow 300
days
93
days
Alison Archibald Sydney 108
days
49
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 244
days
238
days
Eileen Roach Sydney 23
days
43
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 155
days
49
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 260
days
140
days
Daniel Kagedan Sydney --- ---
Clay K Butler Sydney 131
days
283
days
Kieron McGibney Truro 125
days
142
days
Ahmed Jad Truro 32
days
55
days
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro 20
days
50
days
John Booth Truro 40
days
168
days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir Truro 29
days
108
days
Jane Watson-Jessome Windsor 92
days
33
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 21
days
36
days
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth 37
days
28
days
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth 16
days
44
days
Jenelle King Yarmouth 15
days
36
days

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nabil Nader Amherst 104
days
299
days
Colin McWilliams Amherst 102
days
174
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst 158
days
203
days
Krista de Boer Antigonish 307
days
251
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 93
days
294
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 50
days
300
days
Irma Joan Proctor Bridgewater 106
days
197
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 238
days
167
days
Rhys Kavanagh Bridgewater 111
days
161
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 97
days
171
days
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater 51
days
83
days
Leszek J Wasilewski Dartmouth 639
days
118
days
John L Murdoch Dartmouth 201
days
326
days
Warren W Shih Dartmouth 292
days
449
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 367
days
215
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 440
days
237
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 539
days
252
days
Alexander Ednie Halifax --- ---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax --- ---
Samuel Minor Halifax 714
days
391
days
Mark J Walsh Halifax 44
days
---
Boris Gala Lopez Halifax 33
days
129
days
Scott Livingstone Halifax 143
days
213
days
Richard Spence Halifax 141
days
209
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 108
days
74
days
F Donald Clark Kentville 77
days
127
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 391
days
490
days
David MacFarlane Kentville 72
days
112
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 880
days
455
days
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow 455
days
260
days
Brian Nocon New Glasgow 93
days
99
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow 510
days
352
days
Alison Archibald Sydney 272
days
497
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 848
days
406
days
Eileen Roach Sydney 57
days
55
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 193
days
237
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 371
days
376
days
Daniel Kagedan Sydney --- ---
Clay K Butler Sydney 182
days
641
days
Kieron McGibney Truro 227
days
258
days
Ahmed Jad Truro 90
days
141
days
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro 35
days
97
days
John Booth Truro 136
days
506
days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir Truro 53
days
351
days
Jane Watson-Jessome Windsor 127
days
81
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 119
days
215
days
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth 70
days
98
days
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth 68
days
128
days
Jenelle King Yarmouth 31
days
99
days

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.