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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 ?
529 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
391 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
16 days
120 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
591 days
381 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
749 days
225 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
388 days
594 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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391 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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108 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
13 days
48 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
126 days
127 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
193 days
117 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
59 days
255 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
286 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
81 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
593 days
178 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
1833 days
190 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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391 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
13 days
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
471 days
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
227 days
101 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
278 days
92 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
286 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
5 days
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
150 days
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
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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