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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
110 days
58 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
45 days
214 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
61 days
204 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
90 days
312 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
239 days
364 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
463 days
440 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
570 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
212 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
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Windsor
Hants Community 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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
16 days
54 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
24 days
47 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
41 days
97 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
88 days
252 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
159 days
209 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
258 days
212 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
148 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
64 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community 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 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
41 days
132 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
41 days
164 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
45 days
209 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
80 days
186 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
84 days
195 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
215 days
91 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
157 days
220 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
287 days
131 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
217 days
212 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
222 days
474 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
463 days
260 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
154 days
570 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
268 days
474 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
173 days
573 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
274 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
183 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
189 days
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
171 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
178 days
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
59 days
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
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
23 days
50 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
21 days
63 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
19 days
88 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
16 days
124 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
109 days
44 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
59 days
106 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
48 days
143 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
100 days
127 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
177 days
54 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
95 days
183 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
90 days
239 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
192 days
217 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
28 days
384 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
287 days
204 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
---
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
---
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
159 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
41 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
117 days
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
97 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
98 days
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
48 days
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 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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