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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 ?
222 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
412 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
127 days
310 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
342 days
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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147 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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265 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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1000 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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412 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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294 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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
72 days
178 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
62 days
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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102 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
212 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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186 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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182 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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141 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 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
John Booth
Truro
71 days
141 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
77 days
147 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
62 days
294 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
103 days
394 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
56 days
468 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
591 days
178 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
660 days
225 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
847 days
554 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
1833 days
539 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
412 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
78 days
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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114 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
157 days
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
50 days
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Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
31 days
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
13 days
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Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
146 days
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
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
John Booth
Truro
35 days
63 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
56 days
73 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
50 days
147 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
150 days
91 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
7 days
253 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
179 days
88 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
211 days
92 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
75 days
266 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
374 days
282 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
231 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
38 days
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
49 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
40 days
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
34 days
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Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
25 days
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
5 days
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Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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100 days
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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