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? 68days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 74days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	37 days	41 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	24 days	66 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	49 days	56 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	40 days	71 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	43 days	104 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	69 days	97 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	108 days	70 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	118 days	75 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	103 days	92 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	46 days	153 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	205 days	38 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	231 days	45 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	344 days	81 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	316 days	132 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	103 days	109 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	120 days	114 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	80 days	180 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	98 days	223 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	108 days	235 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	296 days	185 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	189 days	298 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	366 days	137 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	295 days	232 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	371 days	173 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	443 days	254 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	642 days	386 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	599 days	453 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	644 days	602 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	18 days	39 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	21 days	41 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	37 days	27 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	54 days	21 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	50 days	32 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	22 days	64 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	30 days	62 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	56 days	41 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	55 days	50 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	71 days	39 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	35 days	80 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	28 days	88 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	40 days	76 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	52 days	66 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	54 days	73 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	40 days	92 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	73 days	66 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	36 days	113 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	58 days	105 days
John Booth	Truro	33 days	133 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	49 days	118 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	70 days	111 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	130 days	57 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	56 days	133 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	91 days	115 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	54 days	153 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	78 days	167 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	88 days	161 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	164 days	98 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	179 days	85 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	224 days	43 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	146 days	173 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	238 days	94 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	248 days	94 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	270 days	77 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	337 days	52 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	357 days	40 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	310 days	113 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	353 days	161 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	455 days	68 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	350 days	227 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	735 days	55 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	128 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	217 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	46 days	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	253 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	119 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	32 days	---
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	43 days	78 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	72 days	50 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	77 days	55 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	53 days	111 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	91 days	85 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	59 days	132 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	171 days	29 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	111 days	91 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	119 days	90 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	118 days	99 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	120 days	110 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	71 days	160 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	71 days	173 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	90 days	156 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	118 days	140 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	98 days	187 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	126 days	175 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	69 days	251 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	112 days	223 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	98 days	244 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	70 days	282 days
John Booth	Truro	99 days	282 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	281 days	112 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	265 days	134 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	112 days	330 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	366 days	106 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	212 days	272 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	314 days	235 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	377 days	177 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	406 days	189 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	413 days	244 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	578 days	106 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	349 days	441 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	245 days	596 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	526 days	408 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	156 days	804 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	698 days	334 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	623 days	453 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	899 days	192 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	963 days	176 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	947 days	317 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1442 days	108 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	156 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	453 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	138 days	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	298 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	427 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	128 days	---
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2022 Oct-Dec	50	246	64	283
2023 Jan-Mar	50	273	77	293
2023 Apr-Jun	55	266	62	230
2023 Jul-Sep	77	301	59	256
2023 Oct-Dec	43	244	76	270
2024 Jan-Mar	48	314	70	243
2024 Apr-Jun	50	338	73	213
2024 Jul-Sep	63	340	77	265
2024 Oct-Dec	68	378	74	237

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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