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Hernia Repair - Laparoscopic Incisional

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.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
237 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
343 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
112 days
96 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
154 days
165 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
152 days
183 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
121 days
281 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
286 days
132 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
267 days
782 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
31 days
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
28 days
28 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
36 days
88 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
106 days
86 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
80 days
155 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
80 days
171 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
143 days
290 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
22 days
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
286 days
129 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
217 days
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
---
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
43 days
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
31 days
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
100 days
---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
106 days
---
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
152 days
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
269 days
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
69 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
182 days
109 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
202 days
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
---
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
16 days
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
22 days
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
25 days
---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
63 days
---
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
57 days
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
186 days
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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35 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 2020
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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