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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
591 days
302 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
367 days
446 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
92 days
216 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
104 days
243 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
433 days
350 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
171 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
484 days
119 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
154 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
547 days
229 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
111 days
176 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
78 days
251 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
209 days
349 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
78 days
153 days

50%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
170 days
98 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
125 days
175 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
23 days
74 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
28 days
63 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
166 days
118 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
62 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
92 days
40 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
44 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
185 days
85 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
44 days
67 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
13 days
158 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
57 days
64 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
13 days
35 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
539 days
265 days
Halifax
---
---
Kentville
880 days
324 days
Sydney
212 days
243 days
Antigonish
284 days
214 days
Bridgewater
46 days
196 days
New Glasgow
455 days
308 days
Sydney
167 days
232 days
Yarmouth
37 days
105 days
Halifax
57 days
120 days
Antigonish
28 days
141 days
Truro
158 days
215 days
Bridgewater
108 days
182 days
Halifax
---
---
Dartmouth
180 days
293 days
Amherst
105 days
176 days
Halifax
120 days
209 days
Yarmouth
69 days
143 days
Kentville
99 days
197 days
Bridgewater
70 days
146 days
Amherst
143 days
342 days
Truro
95 days
248 days
Halifax
238 days
213 days
New Glasgow
589 days
380 days
Yarmouth
47 days
173 days
Truro
53 days
188 days
Inverness
---
40 days
Dartmouth
378 days
184 days
Halifax
---
---
Bridgewater
80 days
104 days
Kentville
123 days
450 days
Halifax
---
---
Dartmouth
264 days
475 days
Halifax
769 days
549 days
Truro
90 days
141 days
Bridgewater
309 days
163 days
Halifax
---
302 days
Kentville
75 days
184 days
New Glasgow
34 days
43 days
Dartmouth
495 days
158 days
Amherst
140 days
142 days
Truro
39 days
151 days
Sydney
---
105 days
Antigonish
49 days
382 days
Windsor
136 days
49 days
Dartmouth
390 days
170 days
Halifax
43 days
---
Yarmouth
63 days
91 days
Sydney
255 days
345 days
Glace Bay
---
---
Sydney
255 days
446 days
Sydney
---
---
Kentville
74 days
103 days

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
445 days
146 days
Halifax
---
---
Kentville
216 days
174 days
Sydney
72 days
105 days
Antigonish
143 days
146 days
Bridgewater
18 days
51 days
New Glasgow
90 days
116 days
Sydney
67 days
94 days
Yarmouth
7 days
37 days
Halifax
25 days
66 days
Antigonish
14 days
68 days
Truro
102 days
120 days
Bridgewater
49 days
67 days
Halifax
---
---
Dartmouth
127 days
118 days
Amherst
23 days
85 days
Halifax
39 days
76 days
Yarmouth
19 days
30 days
Kentville
54 days
54 days
Bridgewater
28 days
82 days
Amherst
36 days
77 days
Truro
32 days
143 days
Halifax
31 days
20 days
New Glasgow
284 days
201 days
Yarmouth
14 days
32 days
Truro
14 days
105 days
Inverness
---
23 days
Dartmouth
74 days
57 days
Halifax
---
---
Bridgewater
30 days
33 days
Kentville
59 days
321 days
Halifax
---
---
Dartmouth
189 days
246 days
Halifax
473 days
128 days
Truro
29 days
41 days
Bridgewater
38 days
85 days
Halifax
---
118 days
Kentville
25 days
57 days
New Glasgow
22 days
30 days
Dartmouth
127 days
81 days
Amherst
29 days
55 days
Truro
21 days
52 days
Sydney
---
41 days
Antigonish
13 days
156 days
Windsor
85 days
26 days
Dartmouth
171 days
59 days
Halifax
22 days
---
Yarmouth
30 days
28 days
Sydney
90 days
49 days
Glace Bay
---
---
Sydney
44 days
238 days
Sydney
---
---
Kentville
34 days
40 days

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