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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 ?
239 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
347 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
92 days
60 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
127 days
139 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
17 days
365 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
220 days
209 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
285 days
344 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
371 days
404 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
83 days

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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
46 days
17 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
113 days
35 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
6 days
149 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
57 days
105 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
122 days
76 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
156 days
164 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
61 days

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: 
August 1 - October 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
81 days
125 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
165 days
43 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
22 days
258 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
90 days
212 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
197 days
111 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
180 days
167 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
34 days
365 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
191 days
223 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
102 days
344 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
182 days
314 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
330 days
209 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
176 days
472 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
371 days
404 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
286 days
589 days
Alex D Mitchell
Dartmouth
---
---
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
100 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
140 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
15 days
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
96 days
Hani Redwan
Sydney
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Dartmouth
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
60 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
120 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
266 days
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
---
---
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
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
24 days
17 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
35 days
50 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
33 days
67 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
84 days
57 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
48 days
111 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
15 days
149 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
73 days
103 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
61 days
117 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
119 days
69 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
122 days
78 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
7 days
199 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
135 days
86 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
85 days
240 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
176 days
316 days
Alex D Mitchell
Dartmouth
---
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Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
47 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
30 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
12 days
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
65 days
Hani Redwan
Sydney
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Dartmouth
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
26 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
93 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
223 days
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
109 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: 
November 1 2017 - October 31 2018
Next Update: 
December 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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