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? 58days

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	42 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	54 days	53 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	55 days	65 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	51 days	82 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	63 days	80 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	43 days	130 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	98 days	80 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	153 days	43 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	135 days	71 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	61 days	167 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	181 days	83 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	232 days	40 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	251 days	115 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	318 days	67 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	120 days	134 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	140 days	116 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	97 days	204 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	205 days	98 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	91 days	262 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	289 days	125 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	189 days	307 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	370 days	148 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	395 days	186 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	455 days	216 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	412 days	272 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	626 days	250 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	599 days	453 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	644 days	437 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	22 days	26 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	20 days	32 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	23 days	61 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	47 days	41 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	34 days	55 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	41 days	51 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	70 days	31 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	62 days	41 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	64 days	39 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	44 days	64 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	45 days	65 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	54 days	57 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	62 days	60 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	40 days	86 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	69 days	59 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	56 days	76 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	63 days	78 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	102 days	41 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	127 days	21 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	47 days	114 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	36 days	125 days
John Booth	Truro	35 days	139 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	133 days	46 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	112 days	68 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	124 days	70 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	68 days	137 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	73 days	161 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	62 days	181 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	191 days	56 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	181 days	78 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	190 days	74 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	240 days	36 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	85 days	204 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	168 days	125 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	223 days	80 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	219 days	87 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	279 days	35 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	116 days	208 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	177 days	152 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	278 days	107 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	306 days	118 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	251 days	217 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	351 days	139 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	381 days	309 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	873 days	55 days
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	---	---
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	63 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	80 days	---
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	253 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	56 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	45 days	27 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	43 days	97 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	119 days	54 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	83 days	97 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	107 days	85 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	78 days	132 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	86 days	143 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	118 days	114 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	71 days	167 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	205 days	34 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	185 days	55 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	154 days	92 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	120 days	127 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	146 days	111 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	98 days	161 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	69 days	197 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	138 days	135 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	98 days	175 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	111 days	169 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	168 days	116 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	214 days	84 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	90 days	223 days
John Booth	Truro	74 days	253 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	87 days	300 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	296 days	99 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	304 days	104 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	91 days	345 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	355 days	123 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	303 days	214 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	370 days	153 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	175 days	356 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	270 days	272 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	406 days	170 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	371 days	232 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	510 days	125 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	413 days	244 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	316 days	453 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	603 days	176 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	530 days	368 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	656 days	344 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	982 days	69 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	687 days	393 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	664 days	453 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	940 days	192 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	1084 days	994 days
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	---	---
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	715 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	---	128 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	53	335	73	213
2024 Jul-Sep	64	340	77	265
2024 Oct-Dec	69	378	74	237
2025 Jan-Mar	78	370	80	225
2025 Apr-Jun	58	280	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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Hernia Repair - Inguinal/Femoral

Service/Procedure Summary

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