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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
34 days
74 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
81 days
163 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
64 days
226 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
345 days
175 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
214 days
314 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
57 days
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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30 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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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
15 days
57 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
35 days
66 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
66 days
114 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
132 days
83 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
174 days
150 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
18 days
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
22 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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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: 
February 1 - April 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
68 days
62 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
23 days
120 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
65 days
83 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
55 days
117 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
135 days
57 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
118 days
108 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
42 days
194 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
196 days
43 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
169 days
77 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
86 days
205 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
61 days
238 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
154 days
155 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
130 days
226 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
217 days
186 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
103 days
302 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
223 days
230 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
245 days
357 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
187 days
418 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
277 days
486 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
140 days
Barbara Jean MacGillivray
Antigonish
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
77 days
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
280 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
1891 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Hani Redwan
Sydney
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Dartmouth
---
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John Booth
Truro
---
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
102 days
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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Vincent O'Malley
Kentville
---
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Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
146 days
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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
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
11 days
56 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
29 days
39 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
40 days
38 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
22 days
59 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
14 days
75 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
58 days
51 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
50 days
66 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
97 days
30 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
108 days
20 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
35 days
93 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
79 days
56 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
51 days
98 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
123 days
29 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
21 days
153 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
15 days
179 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
99 days
142 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
131 days
118 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
157 days
94 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
138 days
249 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
49 days
Barbara Jean MacGillivray
Antigonish
---
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
13 days
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
203 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
76 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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Hani Redwan
Sydney
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Dartmouth
---
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John Booth
Truro
---
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
35 days
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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Vincent O'Malley
Kentville
---
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Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
82 days
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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: 
May 1 2017 - April 30 2018
Next Update: 
June 2018
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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