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
90% of people served within ?
400 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
335 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Communitysort ascending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
40 days
135 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
295 days
181 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
90 days
364 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
272 days
498 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
363 days
161 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
243 days
322 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
149 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
587 days
672 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
396 days
305 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
118 days
141 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
53 days
286 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
90 days
299 days

50%

Communitysort ascending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
15 days
39 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
126 days
61 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
27 days
89 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
186 days
351 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
58 days
75 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
45 days
61 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
58 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
379 days
104 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
188 days
130 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
42 days
43 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
14 days
184 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
19 days
74 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
43 days
111 days
Yarmouth
69 days
203 days
Yarmouth
29 days
112 days
Yarmouth
63 days
70 days
Windsor
127 days
94 days
Truro
222 days
258 days
Truro
95 days
281 days
Truro
53 days
351 days
Truro
90 days
141 days
Truro
40 days
160 days
Sydney
---
---
Sydney
255 days
498 days
Sydney
---
392 days
Sydney
---
424 days
Sydney
272 days
376 days
Sydney
169 days
105 days
Sydney
239 days
345 days
New Glasgow
244 days
291 days
New Glasgow
519 days
359 days
New Glasgow
65 days
90 days
Kentville
82 days
118 days
Kentville
756 days
338 days
Kentville
94 days
193 days
Kentville
162 days
406 days
Kentville
77 days
94 days
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
540 days
271 days
Halifax
41 days
129 days
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
112 days
196 days
Halifax
238 days
213 days
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
686 days
563 days
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
---
325 days
Halifax
43 days
---
Glace Bay
---
---
Dartmouth
433 days
206 days
Dartmouth
188 days
326 days
Dartmouth
367 days
184 days
Dartmouth
287 days
475 days
Dartmouth
584 days
130 days
Bridgewater
49 days
196 days
Bridgewater
108 days
182 days
Bridgewater
86 days
161 days
Bridgewater
106 days
176 days
Bridgewater
302 days
183 days
Antigonish
284 days
251 days
Antigonish
39 days
270 days
Antigonish
50 days
328 days
Amherst
147 days
176 days
Amherst
143 days
342 days
Amherst
140 days
205 days

50%

Surgeon Communitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
10 days
37 days
Yarmouth
20 days
31 days
Yarmouth
14 days
32 days
Yarmouth
34 days
26 days
Windsor
90 days
33 days
Truro
125 days
150 days
Truro
31 days
162 days
Truro
29 days
105 days
Truro
38 days
52 days
Truro
23 days
46 days
Sydney
---
---
Sydney
44 days
311 days
Sydney
---
168 days
Sydney
---
377 days
Sydney
136 days
129 days
Sydney
85 days
45 days
Sydney
81 days
44 days
New Glasgow
79 days
108 days
New Glasgow
334 days
146 days
New Glasgow
25 days
43 days
Kentville
31 days
39 days
Kentville
151 days
212 days
Kentville
44 days
51 days
Kentville
110 days
297 days
Kentville
32 days
45 days
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
430 days
137 days
Halifax
20 days
80 days
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
42 days
78 days
Halifax
24 days
50 days
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
471 days
98 days
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
---
125 days
Halifax
23 days
---
Glace Bay
---
---
Dartmouth
180 days
73 days
Dartmouth
129 days
120 days
Dartmouth
136 days
58 days
Dartmouth
240 days
245 days
Dartmouth
251 days
80 days
Bridgewater
28 days
28 days
Bridgewater
45 days
66 days
Bridgewater
49 days
83 days
Bridgewater
37 days
27 days
Bridgewater
35 days
71 days
Antigonish
173 days
167 days
Antigonish
14 days
86 days
Antigonish
14 days
149 days
Amherst
32 days
91 days
Amherst
30 days
77 days
Amherst
30 days
64 days

Reduce your wait time

Not all wait times are the same, and you may reduce your wait time for health care services. Explore options and talk to your doctor or nurse practitioner.

Talk to your primary care provider

Wait time information can help you and your primary care provider make informed decisions. Find wait times and share the numbers with your healthcare provider.