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
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 21
days
44
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 39
days
36
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 35
days
45
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 54
days
47
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 42
days
61
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 21
days
97
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital 98
days
71
days
Inverness Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital 42
days
135
days
Windsor Hants Community Hospital 120
days
95
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 128
days
96
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 161
days
105
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 212
days
102
days
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility --- ---

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 103
days
86
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 111
days
79
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 119
days
153
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 126
days
300
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 124
days
312
days
Inverness Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital 154
days
387
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 333
days
230
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital 462
days
109
days
Windsor Hants Community Hospital 412
days
244
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 340
days
352
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 495
days
252
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 485
days
492
days
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jenelle King Yarmouth 15
days
37
days
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater 26
days
27
days
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth 13
days
42
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 20
days
36
days
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro 19
days
40
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 26
days
34
days
Eileen Roach Sydney 23
days
43
days
Irma Joan Proctor Bridgewater 34
days
34
days
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth 41
days
28
days
David MacFarlane Kentville 34
days
41
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 28
days
51
days
Scott Livingstone Halifax 44
days
40
days
Boris Gala Lopez Halifax 20
days
66
days
Colin McWilliams Amherst 29
days
57
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 42
days
46
days
F Donald Clark Kentville 35
days
58
days
Ahmed Jad Truro 41
days
55
days
Nabil Nader Amherst 27
days
72
days
Brian Nocon New Glasgow 31
days
71
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 14
days
107
days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir Truro 36
days
88
days
Rhys Kavanagh Bridgewater 65
days
60
days
Jane Watson-Jessome Windsor 93
days
33
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst 44
days
94
days
Alison Archibald Sydney 117
days
42
days
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow 97
days
78
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 14
days
174
days
Richard Spence Halifax 76
days
113
days
John Booth Truro 34
days
174
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 163
days
70
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 179
days
80
days
Kieron McGibney Truro 129
days
135
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 166
days
100
days
Krista de Boer Antigonish 120
days
146
days
John L Murdoch Dartmouth 156
days
127
days
Leszek J Wasilewski Dartmouth 235
days
64
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 224
days
126
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 257
days
149
days
Clay K Butler Sydney 131
days
293
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow 337
days
88
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 167
days
258
days
Warren W Shih Dartmouth 256
days
220
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 215
days
279
days
Samuel Minor Halifax 440
days
78
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 420
days
138
days
Alexander Ednie Halifax --- ---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax --- ---
Daniel Kagedan Sydney --- ---
Mark J Walsh Halifax 23
days
---
Stephanie Hiebert Halifax --- ---

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater 51
days
56
days
Eileen Roach Sydney 58
days
55
days
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro 27
days
92
days
Jenelle King Yarmouth 35
days
99
days
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth 84
days
86
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 108
days
74
days
David MacFarlane Kentville 70
days
126
days
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth 68
days
128
days
Boris Gala Lopez Halifax 68
days
129
days
Jane Watson-Jessome Windsor 135
days
83
days
Ahmed Jad Truro 90
days
141
days
F Donald Clark Kentville 77
days
161
days
Brian Nocon New Glasgow 130
days
115
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 96
days
156
days
Colin McWilliams Amherst 102
days
174
days
Rhys Kavanagh Bridgewater 133
days
161
days
Irma Joan Proctor Bridgewater 106
days
197
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 119
days
203
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst 147
days
193
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 49
days
291
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 40
days
310
days
Scott Livingstone Halifax 143
days
213
days
Richard Spence Halifax 141
days
225
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 224
days
155
days
Nabil Nader Amherst 120
days
299
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 193
days
237
days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir Truro 92
days
364
days
John L Murdoch Dartmouth 201
days
305
days
Krista de Boer Antigonish 307
days
251
days
Kieron McGibney Truro 227
days
335
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 358
days
215
days
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow 372
days
242
days
John Booth Truro 120
days
506
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 446
days
237
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 367
days
376
days
Alison Archibald Sydney 272
days
492
days
Leszek J Wasilewski Dartmouth 639
days
129
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 539
days
271
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow 510
days
302
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 407
days
406
days
Clay K Butler Sydney 182
days
641
days
Warren W Shih Dartmouth 292
days
566
days
Samuel Minor Halifax 714
days
391
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 807
days
406
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 940
days
469
days
Alexander Ednie Halifax --- ---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax --- ---
Daniel Kagedan Sydney --- ---
Mark J Walsh Halifax 44
days
---
Stephanie Hiebert 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.