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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
180 days
477 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
533 days
750 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
123 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
207 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
56 days
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
395 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
702 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
225 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
45 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
114 days
187 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
82 days
247 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
81 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
172 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
52 days
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
261 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
247 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
64 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
33 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: 
October 1 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
14 days
49 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
81 days
252 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
171 days
294 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
77 days
443 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
56 days
468 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
150 days
477 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
1127 days
275 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
847 days
750 days
Ahmed Jad
Truro
---
---
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
---
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
92 days
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
408 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
206 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
225 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
---
---
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
353 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
484 days
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
---
---

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
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
5 days
40 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
56 days
84 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
75 days
144 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
7 days
230 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
57 days
296 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
56 days
313 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
326 days
178 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
205 days
369 days
Ahmed Jad
Truro
---
---
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
---
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
72 days
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
139 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
86 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
168 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
---
---
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
261 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
121 days
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 2023
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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