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 |
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 | --- | --- |
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.