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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
61 days
145 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
236 days
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
375 days
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
32 days
135 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
151 days
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
278 days
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
31 days
110 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
37 days
110 days
John Booth
Truro
106 days
72 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
77 days
122 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
75 days
264 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
13 days
412 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
125 days
381 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
471 days
198 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
236 days
539 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
517 days
406 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
538 days
521 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
966 days
122 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
231 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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184 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
48 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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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
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
18 days
43 days
John Booth
Truro
32 days
51 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
21 days
74 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
65 days
55 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
120 days
65 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
55 days
134 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
155 days
76 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
117 days
146 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
9 days
270 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
278 days
50 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
92 days
254 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
371 days
251 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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72 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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82 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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32 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
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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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 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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