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? 85days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 94days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 50
days
43
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 67
days
51
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 82
days
76
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 85
days
83
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 30
days
153
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 124
days
77
days
Windsor Hants Community Hospital 167
days
61
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 175
days
56
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 143
days
101
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 56
days
193
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital 158
days
110
days
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility 262
days
49
days
Inverness Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital --- 65
days

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 155
days
122
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 217
days
111
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 74
days
276
days
Windsor Hants Community Hospital 310
days
125
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 306
days
141
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 293
days
248
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 189
days
424
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 501
days
162
days
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility 352
days
323
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital 548
days
217
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 726
days
273
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 871
days
333
days
Inverness Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital --- 122
days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik Bridgewater 23
days
24
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 21
days
31
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 24
days
54
days
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater 48
days
41
days
Victoria Smith Bridgewater 65
days
27
days
Scott Livingstone Halifax 58
days
45
days
Jenelle King Yarmouth 44
days
62
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst 62
days
49
days
Colin McWilliams Amherst 55
days
57
days
Mark J Walsh Halifax 28
days
85
days
Rhys Kavanagh Dartmouth 76
days
37
days
Nabil Nader Amherst 46
days
68
days
Stephanie Hiebert Halifax 35
days
86
days
David MacFarlane Kentville 38
days
84
days
F Donald Clark Kentville 83
days
41
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 68
days
65
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 22
days
123
days
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth 75
days
76
days
Chakshu Sahi New Glasgow 52
days
104
days
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro 44
days
118
days
Kieron McGibney Truro 65
days
99
days
Boris Gala Lopez Halifax 104
days
71
days
John Booth Truro 35
days
143
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 106
days
74
days
Krista de Boer Antigonish 59
days
153
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 131
days
88
days
Warren W Shih Dartmouth 77
days
155
days
Adam Southcott Truro 63
days
187
days
John L Murdoch Dartmouth 207
days
60
days
Jane Watson-Jessome Windsor 232
days
40
days
Clay K Butler Sydney 208
days
77
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 261
days
36
days
Brian Nocon New Glasgow 205
days
106
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 56
days
261
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 262
days
81
days
Eileen Roach Sydney 143
days
208
days
Richard Spence Halifax 184
days
181
days
Alison Archibald Sydney 313
days
62
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 293
days
87
days
Ahmed Jad Truro 166
days
242
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 302
days
107
days
Samuel Minor Halifax 290
days
144
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow 352
days
99
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 421
days
153
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 357
days
226
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 485
days
104
days
Leszek J Wasilewski Dartmouth 814
days
52
days
Alex D Mitchell Windsor --- ---
Gregory Knapp Halifax 47
days
---
Lior Flor Glace Bay --- 36
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax --- ---

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik Bridgewater 45
days
50
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 63
days
73
days
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater 105
days
86
days
Colin McWilliams Amherst 104
days
99
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 79
days
128
days
Jenelle King Yarmouth 131
days
107
days
David MacFarlane Kentville 89
days
173
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 142
days
122
days
Nabil Nader Amherst 139
days
125
days
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro 78
days
187
days
F Donald Clark Kentville 175
days
93
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst 176
days
109
days
Kieron McGibney Truro 126
days
175
days
Victoria Smith Bridgewater 205
days
99
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 115
days
195
days
John Booth Truro 74
days
253
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 112
days
244
days
Krista de Boer Antigonish 80
days
279
days
Stephanie Hiebert Halifax 45
days
316
days
Boris Gala Lopez Halifax 171
days
191
days
Scott Livingstone Halifax 107
days
292
days
Jane Watson-Jessome Windsor 296
days
117
days
Rhys Kavanagh Dartmouth 345
days
80
days
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth 306
days
126
days
Warren W Shih Dartmouth 103
days
335
days
Chakshu Sahi New Glasgow 253
days
233
days
Mark J Walsh Halifax 72
days
435
days
John L Murdoch Dartmouth 379
days
218
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 460
days
170
days
Brian Nocon New Glasgow 435
days
217
days
Ahmed Jad Truro 328
days
329
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow 500
days
159
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 214
days
474
days
Adam Southcott Truro 353
days
345
days
Richard Spence Halifax 309
days
390
days
Eileen Roach Sydney 378
days
378
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 610
days
193
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 541
days
436
days
Samuel Minor Halifax 750
days
235
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 697
days
325
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 698
days
344
days
Leszek J Wasilewski Dartmouth 982
days
81
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 913
days
192
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 963
days
180
days
Alison Archibald Sydney 775
days
453
days
Clay K Butler Sydney 776
days
863
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 1034
days
994
days
Alex D Mitchell Windsor --- ---
Gregory Knapp Halifax 142
days
---
Lior Flor Glace Bay --- 54
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax --- ---

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.