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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
41 days
95 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
177 days
198 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
369 days
267 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
1092 days
122 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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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
129 days
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
9 days
39 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
42 days
57 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
58 days
57 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
219 days
91 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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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
72 days
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: 
June 1 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
24 days
53 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
41 days
63 days
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
98 days
33 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
60 days
97 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
98 days
121 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
35 days
199 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
96 days
139 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
110 days
190 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
150 days
246 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
177 days
247 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
160 days
265 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
217 days
212 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
199 days
328 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
42 days
594 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
125 days
573 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
222 days
529 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
416 days
363 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
634 days
406 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
1092 days
122 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
44 days
Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
111 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
124 days
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
171 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
---
195 days
Heather Poushay
North Sydney
---
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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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Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
426 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
270 days
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
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
57 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
---
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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
17 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
25 days
26 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
22 days
30 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
15 days
44 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
19 days
44 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
34 days
36 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
17 days
54 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
36 days
69 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
70 days
61 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
43 days
89 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
51 days
114 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
96 days
77 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
141 days
50 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
149 days
45 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
90 days
106 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
92 days
108 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
198 days
233 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
13 days
440 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
330 days
258 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
33 days
Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
83 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
87 days
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
59 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
---
106 days
Heather Poushay
North Sydney
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
167 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
70 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
51 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
---
---
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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 2021
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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