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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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
61 days
145 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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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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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
375 days
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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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
32 days
135 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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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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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
278 days
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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
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
77 days
122 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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184 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
236 days
539 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
471 days
198 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
538 days
521 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
125 days
381 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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48 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
517 days
406 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
75 days
264 days
John Booth
Truro
106 days
72 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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231 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
13 days
412 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
31 days
110 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
37 days
110 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
966 days
122 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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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
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
65 days
55 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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82 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
155 days
76 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
120 days
65 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
371 days
251 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
92 days
254 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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32 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
117 days
146 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
55 days
134 days
John Booth
Truro
32 days
51 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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72 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
9 days
270 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
21 days
74 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
18 days
43 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
278 days
50 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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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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