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Hernia Repair - Incisional

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgery repairs a hernia that has formed in the same location of an incision from a previous surgery. See "Hernia Repair" for the wait times for other types of hernia repair.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
154 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
354 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
43 days
63 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
69 days
100 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
59 days
190 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
116 days
198 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
109 days
514 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
42 days
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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292 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
16 days
33 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
28 days
34 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
24 days
107 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
45 days
100 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
87 days
175 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
17 days
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
97 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
41 days
66 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
44 days
135 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
70 days
121 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
41 days
164 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
61 days
172 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
77 days
181 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
165 days
234 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
186 days
220 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
217 days
212 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
287 days
175 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
217 days
247 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
109 days
573 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
222 days
474 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
154 days
594 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
463 days
292 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
372 days
440 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
45 days
Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
429 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
274 days
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
141 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
184 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
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John Booth
Truro
---
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
22 days
53 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
20 days
62 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
16 days
72 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
39 days
50 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
26 days
90 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
34 days
85 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
101 days
41 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
69 days
108 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
100 days
116 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
117 days
143 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
203 days
83 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
90 days
239 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
56 days
283 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
174 days
211 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
208 days
185 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
14 days
507 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
34 days
Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
92 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
124 days
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
50 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
117 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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John Booth
Truro
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
---
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 2021
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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