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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
324 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
184 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
43 days
94 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
21 days
132 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
104 days
69 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
152 days
124 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
115 days
186 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
117 days
191 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
252 days
106 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
252 days
169 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
249 days
179 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
119 days
344 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
507 days
260 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
604 days
234 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
350 days
713 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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454 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
145 days
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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301 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
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235 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
142 days
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
116 days
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
37 days
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
85 days
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
100 days
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Paul M Johnson
Halifax
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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112 days
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
14 days
27 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
12 days
57 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
53 days
48 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
67 days
51 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
34 days
92 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
72 days
62 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
68 days
119 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
99 days
132 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
159 days
132 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
29 days
294 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
196 days
190 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
286 days
111 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
287 days
176 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
211 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
43 days
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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190 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
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46 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
84 days
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
92 days
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
27 days
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
27 days
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
25 days
---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
69 days
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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 2020
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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