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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
69 days
71 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
134 days
96 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
136 days
247 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
160 days
471 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
416 days
348 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
517 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
58 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
97 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
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
28 days
41 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
30 days
57 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
83 days
46 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
115 days
80 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
75 days
130 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
339 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
22 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
22 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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
March 1 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
41 days
66 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
109 days
45 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
35 days
164 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
98 days
121 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
61 days
172 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
96 days
181 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
84 days
195 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
112 days
265 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
186 days
220 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
217 days
212 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
247 days
183 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
217 days
247 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
287 days
247 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
90 days
529 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
122 days
573 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
129 days
594 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
511 days
234 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
416 days
363 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
634 days
361 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
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Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
429 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
274 days
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
184 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
252 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
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John Booth
Truro
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
180 days
---
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
426 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
135 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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
21 days
36 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
25 days
34 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
23 days
53 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
20 days
62 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
29 days
54 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
52 days
34 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
23 days
88 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
29 days
83 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
58 days
60 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
54 days
103 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
75 days
88 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
125 days
38 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
69 days
109 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
80 days
101 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
94 days
96 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
75 days
239 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
176 days
193 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
14 days
440 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
314 days
202 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
94 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
110 days
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
59 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
22 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
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John Booth
Truro
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
141 days
---
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
221 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
50 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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 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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