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.
Wait times
50th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
114 days
|
52 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
65 days
|
171 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
292 days
|
58 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
272 days
|
100 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital | --- |
96 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital | --- |
43 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) | --- |
98 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- | --- |
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre | --- |
251 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital | --- | --- |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
296 days
|
68 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
444 days
|
341 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
726 days
|
78 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
595 days
|
287 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital | --- |
218 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital | --- |
94 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) | --- |
261 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- | --- |
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre | --- |
333 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital | --- | --- |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst |
40 days
|
63 days
|
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst |
52 days
|
62 days
|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
75 days
|
50 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
18 days
|
117 days
|
| Warren W Shih | Dartmouth |
60 days
|
78 days
|
| David MacFarlane | Kentville |
72 days
|
68 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
79 days
|
61 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst |
73 days
|
71 days
|
| John Booth | Truro |
95 days
|
90 days
|
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow |
117 days
|
83 days
|
| Krista de Boer | Antigonish |
42 days
|
163 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
116 days
|
91 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
97 days
|
111 days
|
| Alison Archibald | Sydney |
125 days
|
119 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
89 days
|
170 days
|
| Heather Poushay | Sydney |
256 days
|
40 days
|
| Martin Dzierzanowski | Truro |
22 days
|
297 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
242 days
|
116 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
308 days
|
111 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
282 days
|
147 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
421 days
|
168 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
581 days
|
52 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro | --- |
412 days
|
| Alicia Lamey | Sydney |
270 days
|
--- |
| Allison Keeping | Sydney |
31 days
|
--- |
| Benjamin Heisler | Kentville |
38 days
|
--- |
| Casey Armstrong | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
56 days
|
--- |
| Jane Watson-Jessome | Windsor | --- |
36 days
|
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| John L Murdoch | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
| Karen Milford | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Kevin Johnson | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Kieron McGibney | Truro |
101 days
|
--- |
| Maria Pilar Iskra Marco | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Samuel Minor | Halifax | --- |
71 days
|
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Stephanie Hiebert | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Stephanie Lapierre | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Todd Stoddart | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst |
70 days
|
73 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
133 days
|
96 days
|
| David MacFarlane | Kentville |
127 days
|
120 days
|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst |
202 days
|
68 days
|
| John Booth | Truro |
156 days
|
121 days
|
| Warren W Shih | Dartmouth |
71 days
|
209 days
|
| Krista de Boer | Antigonish |
66 days
|
234 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
33 days
|
268 days
|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
255 days
|
78 days
|
| Martin Dzierzanowski | Truro |
34 days
|
314 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
194 days
|
188 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst |
296 days
|
130 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
315 days
|
129 days
|
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow |
336 days
|
117 days
|
| Heather Poushay | Sydney |
308 days
|
226 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
413 days
|
207 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
494 days
|
182 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
450 days
|
297 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
691 days
|
235 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
903 days
|
353 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
1168 days
|
101 days
|
| Alison Archibald | Sydney |
1717 days
|
185 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro | --- |
507 days
|
| Alicia Lamey | Sydney |
507 days
|
--- |
| Allison Keeping | Sydney |
63 days
|
--- |
| Benjamin Heisler | Kentville |
49 days
|
--- |
| Casey Armstrong | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
327 days
|
--- |
| Jane Watson-Jessome | Windsor | --- |
144 days
|
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| John L Murdoch | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
| Karen Milford | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Kevin Johnson | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Kieron McGibney | Truro |
218 days
|
--- |
| Maria Pilar Iskra Marco | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Samuel Minor | Halifax | --- |
91 days
|
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Stephanie Hiebert | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Stephanie Lapierre | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Todd Stoddart | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
Wait Times Trends
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.