Hernia Repair - Inguinal/Femoral | Nova Scotia Wait Time Information

Service/Procedure Summary

Repair of a hernia in the groin area. A hernia occurs when a piece of an organ sticks through the wall that should normally contain it.

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 60days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 76days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	45 days	41 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	52 days	66 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	67 days	53 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	60 days	68 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	55 days	81 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	102 days	43 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	87 days	77 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	51 days	136 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	110 days	81 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	50 days	188 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	166 days	85 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	222 days	57 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	249 days	40 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	235 days	103 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	120 days	134 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	142 days	116 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	185 days	98 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	90 days	196 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	296 days	125 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	183 days	262 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	189 days	307 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	370 days	153 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	378 days	180 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	357 days	265 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	430 days	251 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	238 days	453 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	626 days	217 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	631 days	436 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	22 days	27 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	21 days	30 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	23 days	57 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	39 days	47 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	48 days	42 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	36 days	55 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	44 days	57 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	64 days	39 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	44 days	64 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	78 days	33 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	55 days	57 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	63 days	54 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	70 days	48 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	58 days	63 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	42 days	85 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	56 days	76 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	66 days	71 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	92 days	46 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	102 days	39 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	133 days	23 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	43 days	114 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	98 days	70 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	38 days	134 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	67 days	110 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	113 days	68 days
John Booth	Truro	42 days	148 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	69 days	155 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	50 days	188 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	208 days	49 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	189 days	73 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	185 days	79 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	251 days	36 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	153 days	136 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	94 days	204 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	223 days	78 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	270 days	35 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	162 days	165 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	226 days	107 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	306 days	119 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	210 days	225 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	251 days	197 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	427 days	83 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	416 days	140 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	353 days	317 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	908 days	55 days
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	---	---
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	57 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	80 days	---
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	265 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	87 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	30 days	48 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	69 days	97 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	122 days	54 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	83 days	97 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	107 days	85 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	78 days	132 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	69 days	141 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	88 days	143 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	118 days	114 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	185 days	55 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	120 days	127 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	92 days	161 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	151 days	105 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	146 days	111 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	138 days	135 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	111 days	169 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	71 days	209 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	168 days	122 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	126 days	164 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	90 days	204 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	214 days	84 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	217 days	82 days
John Booth	Truro	74 days	260 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	85 days	300 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	296 days	99 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	304 days	104 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	297 days	120 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	91 days	335 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	370 days	153 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	398 days	170 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	371 days	232 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	510 days	125 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	322 days	329 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	413 days	244 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	311 days	356 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	543 days	176 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	303 days	420 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	341 days	453 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	530 days	368 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	656 days	344 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	687 days	393 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	940 days	192 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	722 days	453 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1442 days	69 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	1084 days	994 days
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	---	---
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	685 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	142 days	---
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	410 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	306 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2023 Apr-Jun	55	266	62	230
2023 Jul-Sep	76	304	59	256
2023 Oct-Dec	43	233	76	270
2024 Jan-Mar	48	311	70	243
2024 Apr-Jun	52	335	73	213
2024 Jul-Sep	64	340	77	265
2024 Oct-Dec	69	371	74	237
2025 Jan-Mar	78	370	80	225
2025 Apr-Jun	60	310	76	205

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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Hernia Repair - Inguinal/Femoral

Service/Procedure Summary

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Wait Times Trends

Hernia Repair - Inguinal/Femoral

Service/Procedure Summary

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Wait Times by Surgeon

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