Service/Procedure Summary
Repair of a hernia using a special small camera called a laparoscope that is inserted into the body through a small incision called a port. A hernia occurs when a piece of an organ sticks through the wall that should normally contain it. Incisional hernias occur at the site of a previous surgery.
Wait times
50%
Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
33 days
|
76 days
|
Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
35 days
|
94 days
|
Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
37 days
|
109 days
|
Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
59 days
|
198 days
|
Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital | --- |
257 days
|
Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- |
43 days
|
Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre | --- | --- |
90%
Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
136 days
|
225 days
|
Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
64 days
|
496 days
|
Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
533 days
|
516 days
|
Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
1127 days
|
414 days
|
Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital | --- |
399 days
|
Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- |
64 days
|
Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50%
Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
62 days
|
194 days
|
Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
91 days
|
230 days
|
Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax | --- | --- |
Chakshu Sharma | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
Christopher Murphy | Yarmouth | --- |
107 days
|
Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
Jenelle King | Yarmouth |
14 days
|
--- |
Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
Kevin Johnson | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish | --- | --- |
Oleg Lefel | Yarmouth |
21 days
|
--- |
Rhys Kavanagh | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
Riley Stewart | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
Todd Stoddart | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
90%
Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
204 days
|
512 days
|
Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
1127 days
|
331 days
|
Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax | --- | --- |
Chakshu Sharma | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
Christopher Murphy | Yarmouth | --- |
181 days
|
Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
Jenelle King | Yarmouth |
45 days
|
--- |
Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
Kevin Johnson | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish | --- | --- |
Oleg Lefel | Yarmouth |
64 days
|
--- |
Rhys Kavanagh | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
Riley Stewart | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
Todd Stoddart | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
Wait Times Trends
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.