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? 76days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 79days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	45 days	41 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	55 days	55 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	43 days	67 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	44 days	78 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	68 days	81 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	43 days	125 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	128 days	61 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	120 days	76 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	47 days	153 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	130 days	81 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	180 days	43 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	249 days	43 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	267 days	119 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	331 days	60 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	128 days	99 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	139 days	110 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	111 days	180 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	99 days	223 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	89 days	244 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	104 days	307 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	308 days	125 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	366 days	153 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	340 days	186 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	455 days	216 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	440 days	286 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	642 days	250 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	599 days	453 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	722 days	503 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	19 days	30 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	21 days	53 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	47 days	36 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	64 days	25 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	56 days	34 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	43 days	51 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	72 days	23 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	68 days	33 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	38 days	66 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	41 days	64 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	43 days	63 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	55 days	57 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	51 days	65 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	46 days	83 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	40 days	94 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	70 days	70 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	38 days	118 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	47 days	112 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	64 days	96 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	101 days	67 days
John Booth	Truro	36 days	137 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	99 days	86 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	72 days	134 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	55 days	153 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	170 days	71 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	76 days	167 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	39 days	212 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	155 days	106 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	211 days	58 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	248 days	33 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	135 days	161 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	158 days	140 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	223 days	80 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	279 days	37 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	279 days	70 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	322 days	59 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	278 days	103 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	337 days	50 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	317 days	87 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	350 days	146 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	329 days	251 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	838 days	55 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	25 days	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	73 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	103 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	210 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	48 days	---
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	297 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	119 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	88 days	---
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	44 days	70 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	72 days	50 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	83 days	71 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	91 days	85 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	119 days	62 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	78 days	132 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	118 days	99 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	111 days	126 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	71 days	167 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	205 days	34 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	142 days	112 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	146 days	111 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	85 days	173 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	98 days	161 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	138 days	135 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	98 days	175 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	98 days	195 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	205 days	98 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	69 days	235 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	150 days	156 days
John Booth	Truro	61 days	253 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	85 days	230 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	112 days	226 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	89 days	276 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	289 days	112 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	245 days	181 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	98 days	345 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	212 days	262 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	379 days	123 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	366 days	148 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	357 days	232 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	406 days	189 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	413 days	244 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	568 days	106 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	527 days	436 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	982 days	69 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	868 days	192 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	732 days	344 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	687 days	441 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	722 days	411 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	963 days	176 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	947 days	994 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	37 days	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	715 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	134 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	453 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	142 days	---
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	410 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	427 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	304 days	---
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2023 Jan-Mar	50	273	77	293
2023 Apr-Jun	55	266	62	230
2023 Jul-Sep	77	304	59	256
2023 Oct-Dec	43	239	76	270
2024 Jan-Mar	48	311	70	243
2024 Apr-Jun	50	368	73	213
2024 Jul-Sep	64	342	77	265
2024 Oct-Dec	68	371	74	237
2025 Jan-Mar	76	366	79	225

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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Hernia Repair - Inguinal/Femoral

Service/Procedure Summary

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