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? 60days

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	44 days	41 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	68 days	49 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	55 days	65 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	55 days	72 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	49 days	82 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	110 days	32 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	80 days	76 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	49 days	139 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	131 days	83 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	123 days	97 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	50 days	188 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	222 days	49 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	249 days	41 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	252 days	88 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	120 days	127 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	142 days	115 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	88 days	202 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	205 days	99 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	154 days	280 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	309 days	125 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	189 days	307 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	370 days	204 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	395 days	194 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	430 days	239 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	401 days	275 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	238 days	453 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	626 days	250 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	654 days	368 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	23 days	27 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	21 days	31 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	22 days	59 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	48 days	43 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	38 days	56 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	65 days	39 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	43 days	62 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	44 days	62 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	50 days	57 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	52 days	61 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	68 days	46 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	78 days	38 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	70 days	48 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	62 days	59 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	42 days	83 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	67 days	60 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	56 days	76 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	66 days	68 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	102 days	41 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	133 days	23 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	44 days	113 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	67 days	109 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	35 days	142 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	114 days	67 days
John Booth	Truro	41 days	148 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	122 days	78 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	62 days	140 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	132 days	106 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	148 days	92 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	45 days	195 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	189 days	53 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	203 days	51 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	153 days	136 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	208 days	83 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	251 days	40 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	222 days	80 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	147 days	173 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	312 days	35 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	126 days	265 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	253 days	162 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	306 days	118 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	219 days	239 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	377 days	140 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	329 days	333 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	204 days
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	---	---
Allison Keeping	Sydney	---	---
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	52 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	140 days	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	50 days
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	84 days	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	87 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	44 days	66 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	44 days	114 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	80 days	99 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	111 days	85 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	78 days	132 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	69 days	141 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	119 days	93 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	104 days	114 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	88 days	143 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	185 days	55 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	111 days	134 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	120 days	127 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	146 days	111 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	161 days	114 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	88 days	187 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	83 days	204 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	126 days	164 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	71 days	223 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	217 days	82 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	185 days	122 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	214 days	98 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	138 days	185 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	91 days	272 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	73 days	307 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	304 days	104 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	310 days	99 days
John Booth	Truro	74 days	349 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	355 days	120 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	370 days	153 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	165 days	410 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	390 days	222 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	510 days	125 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	413 days	233 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	322 days	357 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	548 days	170 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
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	687 days	393 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	917 days	175 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	722 days	453 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	913 days	273 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	1013 days	994 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	356 days
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	---	---
Allison Keeping	Sydney	---	---
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	368 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	157 days	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	57 days
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	110 days	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	306 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	52	335	73	213
2024 Jul-Sep	64	340	77	265
2024 Oct-Dec	69	371	74	237
2025 Jan-Mar	78	370	80	225
2025 Apr-Jun	60	311	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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Wait Times Trends

Hernia Repair - Inguinal/Femoral

Service/Procedure Summary

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