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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 50% of people served within? 105days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 130days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 71
days
 		96
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 100
days
 		88
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 204
days
 		164
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- ---
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility --- ---
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- 88
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: December 1 2024 - November 30 2025 Next Update: January 2026

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 233
days
 		162
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 722
days
 		337
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 1500
days
 		473
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- ---
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility --- ---
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- 127
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: December 1 2024 - November 30 2025 Next Update: January 2026

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 203
days
 		184
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 85
days
 		323
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- ---
Farisa Hossain Antigonish --- ---
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- ---
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth --- ---
Karen Milford Halifax --- ---
Mark J Walsh Halifax --- ---
Rhys Kavanagh Dartmouth --- 40
days
Samuel Minor Halifax --- ---
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: December 1 2024 - November 30 2025 Next Update: January 2026

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 295
days
 		497
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 947
days
 		337
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- ---
Farisa Hossain Antigonish --- ---
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- ---
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth --- ---
Karen Milford Halifax --- ---
Mark J Walsh Halifax --- ---
Rhys Kavanagh Dartmouth --- 56
days
Samuel Minor Halifax --- ---
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: December 1 2024 - November 30 2025 Next Update: January 2026

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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