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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 ?
250 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
347 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
84 days
83 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
122 days
107 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
70 days
347 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
298 days
216 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
189 days
424 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
449 days
348 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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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
36 days
52 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
66 days
40 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
47 days
135 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
102 days
96 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
25 days
174 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
175 days
158 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
84 days
83 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
70 days
220 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
298 days
220 days
Alex D Mitchell
Dartmouth
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
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593 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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152 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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404 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
336 days
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
122 days
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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
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
37 days
52 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
26 days
154 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
118 days
131 days
Alex D Mitchell
Dartmouth
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
422 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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39 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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318 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
231 days
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
62 days
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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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 2019
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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