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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? 110days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 150days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 34
days
 		55
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 91
days
 		199
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 199
days
 		96
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 --- 151
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 286
days
 		---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- 111
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: June 1 2024 - May 31 2025 Next Update: July 2025

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 288
days
 		114
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 108
days
 		417
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 947
days
 		184
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 --- 245
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 577
days
 		---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- 181
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: June 1 2024 - May 31 2025 Next Update: July 2025

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 204
days
 		93
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- ---
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax --- ---
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- ---
Eileen Roach Sydney --- ---
F Donald Clark Kentville --- ---
Heather Poushay Sydney --- ---
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth --- 199
days
Karen Milford Halifax --- ---
Mark J Walsh Halifax 28
days
 		---
Paul Yaffe Kentville --- ---
Rhys Kavanagh Dartmouth --- ---
Riley Stewart Dartmouth --- 323
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: June 1 2024 - May 31 2025 Next Update: July 2025

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 947
days
 		239
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- ---
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax --- ---
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- ---
Eileen Roach Sydney --- ---
F Donald Clark Kentville --- ---
Heather Poushay Sydney --- ---
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth --- 262
days
Karen Milford Halifax --- ---
Mark J Walsh Halifax 36
days
 		---
Paul Yaffe Kentville --- ---
Rhys Kavanagh Dartmouth --- ---
Riley Stewart Dartmouth --- 497
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: June 1 2024 - May 31 2025 Next Update: July 2025

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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