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
90% of people served within ?
229 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
248 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
45 days
111 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
78 days
147 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
163 days
100 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
108 days
176 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
143 days
144 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
110 days
216 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
213 days
137 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
136 days
262 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
227 days
195 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
175 days
283 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
255 days
387 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
350 days
360 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
477 days
334 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
505 days
314 days

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
8 days
29 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
45 days
30 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
23 days
65 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
31 days
59 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
45 days
50 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
35 days
70 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
54 days
55 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
29 days
88 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
90 days
34 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
55 days
114 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
66 days
104 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
62 days
115 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
103 days
105 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
140 days
110 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
90 days
75 days
Sydney
167 days
262 days
Sydney
255 days
345 days
Amherst
40 days
144 days
Kentville
63 days
82 days
Yarmouth
56 days
72 days
Halifax
57 days
120 days
New Glasgow
34 days
43 days
Halifax
---
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New Glasgow
---
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Halifax
62 days
66 days
Yarmouth
51 days
100 days
Sydney
182 days
452 days
Amherst
176 days
107 days
New Glasgow
591 days
334 days
Halifax
85 days
154 days
Halifax
---
---
Kentville
109 days
163 days
Bridgewater
99 days
184 days
Kentville
75 days
184 days
Antigonish
106 days
140 days
Sydney
---
105 days
Bridgewater
54 days
97 days
Windsor
212 days
74 days
Yarmouth
26 days
169 days
Halifax
76 days
112 days
Truro
95 days
248 days
Dartmouth
177 days
239 days
Dartmouth
390 days
157 days
Bridgewater
49 days
135 days
Truro
151 days
191 days
Antigonish
240 days
202 days
Dartmouth
457 days
158 days
Antigonish
---
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Antigonish
---
---
Truro
39 days
151 days
Amherst
143 days
243 days
Truro
36 days
211 days
Inverness
---
40 days
Yarmouth
37 days
89 days
Kentville
123 days
393 days
Glace Bay
---
---
Bridgewater
71 days
146 days
Halifax
111 days
124 days
Dartmouth
378 days
219 days
Sydney
---
224 days
Halifax
66 days
205 days
Kentville
1047 days
283 days
Halifax
553 days
549 days
Halifax
238 days
220 days
Halifax
---
---
Bridgewater
282 days
163 days
Halifax
---
211 days
Dartmouth
253 days
428 days

50%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
29 days
42 days
Sydney
64 days
85 days
Sydney
81 days
60 days
Amherst
37 days
92 days
Kentville
34 days
39 days
Yarmouth
32 days
13 days
Halifax
25 days
102 days
New Glasgow
17 days
32 days
Halifax
---
---
New Glasgow
---
---
Halifax
46 days
26 days
Yarmouth
14 days
24 days
Sydney
46 days
328 days
Amherst
31 days
50 days
New Glasgow
280 days
160 days
Halifax
42 days
49 days
Halifax
---
---
Kentville
61 days
51 days
Bridgewater
48 days
81 days
Kentville
32 days
55 days
Antigonish
14 days
58 days
Sydney
---
65 days
Bridgewater
29 days
27 days
Windsor
81 days
27 days
Yarmouth
7 days
30 days
Halifax
39 days
43 days
Truro
33 days
128 days
Dartmouth
127 days
113 days
Dartmouth
166 days
56 days
Bridgewater
18 days
51 days
Truro
100 days
110 days
Antigonish
135 days
132 days
Dartmouth
96 days
88 days
Antigonish
---
---
Antigonish
---
---
Truro
21 days
62 days
Amherst
27 days
57 days
Truro
16 days
103 days
Inverness
---
23 days
Yarmouth
6 days
34 days
Kentville
67 days
348 days
Glace Bay
---
---
Bridgewater
48 days
75 days
Halifax
42 days
91 days
Dartmouth
69 days
70 days
Sydney
---
111 days
Halifax
48 days
70 days
Kentville
155 days
133 days
Halifax
371 days
128 days
Halifax
31 days
35 days
Halifax
---
---
Bridgewater
29 days
91 days
Halifax
---
123 days
Dartmouth
196 days
267 days

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