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? 74days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 79days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	51 days	67 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	55 days	79 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	60 days	153 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	46 days	42 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	135 days	71 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	63 days	76 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	153 days	43 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	245 days	40 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	256 days	61 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	110 days	82 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	56 days	55 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	48 days	127 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	251 days	109 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	170 days	100 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	111 days	169 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	374 days	189 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	106 days	300 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	139 days	110 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	455 days	216 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	98 days	215 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	599 days	453 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	289 days	125 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	526 days	250 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	430 days	286 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	205 days	99 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	94 days	253 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	722 days	437 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	370 days	159 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	77 days	155 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	122 days	23 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	18 days	31 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	279 days	35 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	64 days	39 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	290 days	84 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	353 days	302 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	168 days	88 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	167 days	152 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	100 days	---
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	19 days	---
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	263 days	113 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	50 days	61 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	39 days	119 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	98 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	253 days
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	838 days	55 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	60 days	167 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	64 days	84 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	47 days	41 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	69 days	137 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	275 days	76 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	189 days	57 days
John Booth	Truro	38 days	139 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	72 days	61 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	44 days	64 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	232 days	33 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	176 days	87 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	48 days	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	47 days	114 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	69 days	33 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	159 days	210 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	109 days	67 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	40 days	95 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	41 days	47 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	103 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	55 days	57 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	63 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	59 days	63 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	46 days	83 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	---	---
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	190 days	83 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	173 days	85 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	90 days	70 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	52 days	76 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	23 days	54 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	62 days	41 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	266 days	52 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	351 days	141 days
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	138 days	208 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	55 days	212 days

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	98 days	345 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	205 days	34 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	43 days	73 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	603 days	176 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	107 days	85 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	357 days	232 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	1013 days	994 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	687 days	393 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	303 days	214 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	304 days	---
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	24 days	---
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	398 days	189 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	205 days	98 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	71 days	167 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	427 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	410 days
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	982 days	69 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	85 days	279 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	98 days	175 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	83 days	85 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	90 days	223 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	913 days	192 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	379 days	177 days
John Booth	Truro	74 days	253 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	98 days	161 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	146 days	111 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	296 days	110 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	698 days	344 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	142 days	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	413 days	244 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	119 days	58 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	316 days	453 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	155 days	116 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	86 days	173 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	69 days	332 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	134 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	118 days	114 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	715 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	99 days	195 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	138 days	135 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	---	---
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	510 days	125 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	366 days	153 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	150 days	114 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	111 days	127 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	79 days	132 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	185 days	55 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	724 days	411 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	530 days	368 days
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	212 days	272 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	123 days	356 days

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2023 Jan-Mar	50	273	77	293
2023 Apr-Jun	55	266	62	230
2023 Jul-Sep	77	304	59	256
2023 Oct-Dec	43	233	76	270
2024 Jan-Mar	48	311	70	243
2024 Apr-Jun	51	368	73	213
2024 Jul-Sep	64	342	77	265
2024 Oct-Dec	68	371	74	237
2025 Jan-Mar	74	366	79	225

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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