Hernia Repair - Incisional | Nova Scotia Wait Time Information

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 50% of people served within? 60days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 102days

Wait times

50%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	52 days	55 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	40 days	106 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	97 days	98 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	157 days	155 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	---	94 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	---	---
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	---	172 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	---
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	---	240 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	---	---
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	---	90 days

90%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	61 days	95 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	93 days	219 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	461 days	176 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	423 days	582 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	---	103 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	---	---
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	---	418 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	---
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	---	834 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	---	---
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	---	104 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	43 days	55 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	15 days	84 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	41 days	62 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	37 days	99 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	83 days	89 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	25 days	158 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	63 days	162 days
John Booth	Truro	40 days	198 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	142 days	105 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	163 days	84 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	34 days	242 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	173 days	111 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	157 days	148 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	199 days	326 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	67 days	---
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	67 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	---	---
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	---
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	98 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	240 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	57 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	---	74 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	159 days	---
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	---	66 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	---	---
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	---
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	111 days	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	---	---
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	---	149 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	111 days	---
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	---	---
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	---	182 days

90%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	60 days	95 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	49 days	173 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	62 days	164 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	118 days	139 days
John Booth	Truro	70 days	232 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	47 days	342 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	228 days	164 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	242 days	178 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	315 days	170 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	350 days	152 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	211 days	534 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	510 days	299 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	49 days	910 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	461 days	633 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	291 days	---
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	150 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	---	---
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	---
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	138 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	631 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	61 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	---	79 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	313 days	---
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	---	78 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	---	---
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	---
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	216 days	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	---	---
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	---	306 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	658 days	---
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	---	---
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	---	713 days

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50%	Consult - 90%	Surgery - 50%	Surgery - 90%
2022 Jan-Mar	63	385	99	254
2022 Apr-Jun	69	593	129	381
2022 Jul-Sep	54	160	116	443
2022 Oct-Dec	54	533	187	435
2023 Jan-Mar	57	343	113	365
2023 Apr-Jun	101	359	94	414
2023 Jul-Sep	79	315	103	292
2023 Oct-Dec	62	356	109	496
2024 Jan-Mar	60	462	102	470

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.

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Hernia Repair - Incisional

Service/Procedure Summary

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Wait Times by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

Hernia Repair - Incisional

Service/Procedure Summary

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Wait Times by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

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