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? 51days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 65days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	44 days	42 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	92 days	31 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	69 days	55 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	54 days	72 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	47 days	80 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	67 days	68 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	79 days	76 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	93 days	88 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	49 days	136 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	46 days	153 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	138 days	70 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	214 days	47 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	248 days	41 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	251 days	87 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	141 days	117 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	132 days	134 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	88 days	196 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	205 days	99 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	130 days	276 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	310 days	125 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	165 days	300 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	342 days	164 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	395 days	194 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	401 days	232 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	430 days	214 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	238 days	453 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	656 days	250 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	645 days	344 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	21 days	30 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	23 days	34 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	22 days	53 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	37 days	43 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	48 days	43 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	44 days	57 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	38 days	66 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	44 days	62 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	70 days	38 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	52 days	62 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	54 days	61 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	65 days	53 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	70 days	52 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	42 days	83 days
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	84 days	42 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	73 days	54 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	60 days	71 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	70 days	61 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	60 days	72 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	71 days	65 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	105 days	41 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	124 days	26 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	41 days	117 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	56 days	112 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	69 days	109 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	113 days	67 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	35 days	146 days
John Booth	Truro	41 days	148 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	74 days	126 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	42 days	167 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	127 days	86 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	176 days	44 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	94 days	152 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	214 days	50 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	141 days	125 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	177 days	106 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	255 days	40 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	223 days	80 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	279 days	35 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	205 days	162 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	126 days	265 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	294 days	104 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	302 days	98 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	254 days	240 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	402 days	139 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	329 days	302 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1125 days	53 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	204 days
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	---	---
Allison Keeping	Sydney	34 days	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	140 days	---
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	36 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	56 days

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	37 days	66 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	49 days	115 days
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	110 days	64 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	80 days	99 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	58 days	126 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	103 days	93 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	69 days	141 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	104 days	114 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	111 days	120 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	93 days	147 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	185 days	60 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	88 days	161 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	88 days	164 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	120 days	134 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	130 days	131 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	146 days	119 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	161 days	121 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	221 days	61 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	81 days	202 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	160 days	127 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	168 days	122 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	217 days	82 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	71 days	230 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	214 days	98 days
John Booth	Truro	71 days	260 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	83 days	272 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	181 days	185 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	73 days	300 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	278 days	123 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	304 days	104 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	316 days	110 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	274 days	233 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	165 days	410 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	390 days	222 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	503 days	166 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	548 days	170 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	370 days	360 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	341 days	453 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	530 days	368 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	303 days	644 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	698 days	334 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	917 days	159 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	687 days	393 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	727 days	453 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	913 days	273 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1442 days	105 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	1013 days	994 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	356 days
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	---	---
Allison Keeping	Sydney	76 days	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	157 days	---
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	56 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	128 days

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2023 Jul-Sep	77	308	59	256
2023 Oct-Dec	43	239	76	270
2024 Jan-Mar	48	310	70	243
2024 Apr-Jun	52	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	59	309	76	205
2025 Jul-Sep	51	332	65	231

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

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