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

Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
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
70 days
100 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
436 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
699 days
366 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
235 days
363 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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356 days
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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
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
41 days
68 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
168 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
376 days
232 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
20 days
106 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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206 days
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: 
January 1 - March 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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206 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
92 days
224 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
140 days
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Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
42 days
468 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
56 days
252 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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435 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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395 days
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Scott Livingstone
Halifax
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
765 days
484 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
533 days
750 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
1414 days
310 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
83 days
179 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
123 days
477 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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443 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
206 days
408 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
171 days
357 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
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Ahmed Jad
Truro
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John Booth
Truro
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
14 days
49 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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68 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
72 days
145 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
41 days
---
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
6 days
218 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
---
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
44 days
69 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
260 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
201 days
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
---
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
639 days
246 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
315 days
363 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
312 days
175 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
27 days
59 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
57 days
323 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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281 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
130 days
223 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
98 days
191 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
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Ahmed Jad
Truro
---
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John Booth
Truro
---
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
6 days
39 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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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: 
April 1 2022 - March 31 2023
Next Update: 
May 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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