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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
76 days
155 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
145 days
273 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
387 days
553 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
749 days
286 days
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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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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231 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
44 days
69 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
77 days
129 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
77 days
168 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
203 days
88 days
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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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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141 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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: 
September 1 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
98 days
22 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
27 days
110 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
69 days
71 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
83 days
57 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
60 days
83 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
16 days
199 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
77 days
139 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
73 days
190 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
180 days
99 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
117 days
273 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
160 days
265 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
186 days
246 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
42 days
552 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
227 days
514 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
660 days
247 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
416 days
521 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
966 days
122 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
634 days
481 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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326 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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184 days
Heather Poushay
Glace Bay
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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John Booth
Truro
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72 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
95 days
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
426 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
31 days
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Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
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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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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
102 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
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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
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
33 days
12 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
17 days
35 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
29 days
26 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
24 days
36 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
49 days
22 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
49 days
51 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
44 days
80 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
61 days
76 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
11 days
136 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
128 days
50 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
139 days
45 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
112 days
85 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
94 days
114 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
27 days
198 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
135 days
116 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
13 days
412 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
313 days
213 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
339 days
188 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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63 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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61 days
Heather Poushay
Glace Bay
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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John Booth
Truro
---
46 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
50 days
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
129 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
21 days
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
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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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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
63 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
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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 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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