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 50% of people served within? 62days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 135days

Wait times

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 18
days
112
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 39
days
180
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 174
days
111
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 163
days
225
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 64
days
181
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 55
days
516
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 306
days
399
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 460
days
612
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth 40
days
70
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 225
days
85
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- ---
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax --- ---
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow --- ---
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- 125
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater --- ---
F Donald Clark Kentville --- ---
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- ---
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth --- ---
Mark J Walsh Halifax --- ---
Paul M Johnson Halifax --- ---
Riley Stewart Dartmouth --- 125
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville --- 206
days
Scott Livingstone Halifax --- ---
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater --- ---

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth 64
days
112
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 460
days
170
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- ---
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax --- ---
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow --- ---
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- 181
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater --- ---
F Donald Clark Kentville --- ---
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- ---
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth --- ---
Mark J Walsh Halifax --- ---
Paul M Johnson Halifax --- ---
Riley Stewart Dartmouth --- 257
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville --- 675
days
Scott Livingstone Halifax --- ---
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater --- ---

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.