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? 62days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 77days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	36 days	50 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	31 days	55 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	23 days	71 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	31 days	67 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	58 days	66 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	41 days	90 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	42 days	113 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	131 days	50 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	82 days	128 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	169 days	43 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	184 days	36 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	133 days	99 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	332 days	135 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	267 days	204 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	65 days	118 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	72 days	149 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	97 days	150 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	105 days	222 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	118 days	272 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	149 days	251 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	273 days	192 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	364 days	106 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	292 days	265 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	350 days	242 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	538 days	86 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	398 days	286 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	531 days	613 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	526 days	685 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Casey Armstrong	Bridgewater	15 days	29 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	23 days	27 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	17 days	36 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	30 days	29 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	22 days	48 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	26 days	55 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	24 days	60 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	47 days	38 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	10 days	75 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	39 days	46 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	34 days	62 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	22 days	75 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	31 days	71 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	18 days	94 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	55 days	58 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	44 days	71 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	47 days	78 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	35 days	90 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	39 days	98 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	64 days	101 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	130 days	36 days
John Booth	Truro	38 days	134 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	61 days	114 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	92 days	100 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	59 days	138 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	100 days	99 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	163 days	39 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	75 days	153 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	108 days	120 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	89 days	150 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	200 days	41 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	217 days	51 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	87 days	181 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	190 days	80 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	95 days	188 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	267 days	54 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	260 days	65 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	225 days	103 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	224 days	119 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	309 days	90 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	347 days	212 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	317 days	314 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	679 days	103 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	138 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	133 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	505 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	127 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	203 days
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	---
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	45 days	45 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	54 days	85 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	49 days	92 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	52 days	112 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	63 days	101 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	53 days	116 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	76 days	101 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	63 days	121 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	78 days	121 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	111 days	91 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	71 days	149 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	73 days	180 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	70 days	195 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	90 days	176 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	162 days	151 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	96 days	224 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	106 days	222 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	258 days	92 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	118 days	272 days
John Booth	Truro	99 days	304 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	196 days	227 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	314 days	134 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	368 days	85 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	163 days	303 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	377 days	125 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	108 days	396 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	77 days	427 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	192 days	328 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	314 days	265 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	334 days	273 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	567 days	178 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	472 days	323 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	578 days	277 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	292 days	596 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	358 days	556 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	538 days	380 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	665 days	270 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	963 days	176 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1251 days	165 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	811 days	676 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	179 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	225 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	---	---
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2022 Jul-Sep	50	240	76	234
2022 Oct-Dec	50	245	64	283
2023 Jan-Mar	50	273	77	293
2023 Apr-Jun	56	272	62	230
2023 Jul-Sep	77	304	59	256
2023 Oct-Dec	44	239	76	270
2024 Jan-Mar	48	310	70	243
2024 Apr-Jun	50	335	73	203
2024 Jul-Sep	62	334	77	265

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

Wait times

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Wait Times by Surgeon

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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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Wait Times Trends

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