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? 50days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 73days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	29 days	55 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	41 days	51 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	23 days	71 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	33 days	63 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	40 days	83 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	42 days	92 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	71 days	66 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	121 days	48 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	172 days	36 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	169 days	43 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	82 days	133 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	149 days	99 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	202 days	183 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	332 days	118 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	69 days	121 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	81 days	135 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	98 days	150 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	105 days	213 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	112 days	303 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	364 days	106 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	283 days	188 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	294 days	217 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	295 days	269 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	538 days	70 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	410 days	242 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	432 days	286 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	531 days	613 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	622 days	622 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Casey Armstrong	Bridgewater	14 days	29 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	23 days	27 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	16 days	35 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	30 days	29 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	10 days	51 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	22 days	48 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	47 days	37 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	19 days	66 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	32 days	55 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	23 days	67 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	35 days	56 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	30 days	66 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	42 days	63 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	30 days	75 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	13 days	94 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	35 days	72 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	48 days	62 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	62 days	62 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	48 days	79 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	45 days	106 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	121 days	37 days
John Booth	Truro	38 days	135 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	64 days	110 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	98 days	86 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	147 days	39 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	80 days	123 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	72 days	138 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	69 days	157 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	94 days	134 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	195 days	43 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	92 days	176 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	231 days	50 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	106 days	181 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	186 days	103 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	245 days	82 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	217 days	113 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	247 days	93 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	287 days	63 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	318 days	41 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	277 days	124 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	335 days	212 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	233 days	314 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	632 days	108 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	130 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	539 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	127 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	203 days
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	7 days	---
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	42 days	45 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	14 days	85 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	48 days	74 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	59 days	85 days
Casey Armstrong	Bridgewater	25 days	124 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	97 days	58 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	50 days	105 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	36 days	121 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	73 days	101 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	63 days	113 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	63 days	123 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	111 days	90 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	81 days	120 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	89 days	115 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	33 days	180 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	77 days	180 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	90 days	176 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	162 days	139 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	98 days	224 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	109 days	215 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	232 days	99 days
John Booth	Truro	96 days	304 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	196 days	213 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	112 days	303 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	314 days	134 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	364 days	85 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	323 days	134 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	311 days	167 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	88 days	442 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	98 days	436 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	217 days	335 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	340 days	281 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	334 days	314 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	538 days	218 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	600 days	178 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	472 days	315 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	358 days	441 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	578 days	277 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	665 days	215 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	292 days	596 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	963 days	176 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	745 days	648 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1251 days	172 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	218 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	814 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	251 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	225 days
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	22 days	---
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2022 Apr-Jun	50	198	73	267
2022 Jul-Sep	51	240	76	234
2022 Oct-Dec	50	245	64	283
2023 Jan-Mar	50	276	77	293
2023 Apr-Jun	56	272	62	230
2023 Jul-Sep	77	304	59	256
2023 Oct-Dec	46	244	76	270
2024 Jan-Mar	48	310	69	254
2024 Apr-Jun	50	335	73	203

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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