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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 ?
223 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
348 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
127 days
43 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
84 days
98 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
27 days
347 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
269 days
167 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
214 days
449 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
933 days
404 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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
40 days
17 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
22 days
50 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
15 days
160 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
124 days
103 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
141 days
183 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
191 days
289 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: 
January 1 2018 - December 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
127 days
38 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
81 days
117 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
180 days
167 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
29 days
347 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
223 days
486 days
Alex D Mitchell
Dartmouth
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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314 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
404 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
20 days
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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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
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
24 days
17 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
35 days
63 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
15 days
160 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
93 days
106 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
186 days
284 days
Alex D Mitchell
Dartmouth
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
118 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
350 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
16 days
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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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: 
January 1 2018 - December 31 2018
Next Update: 
February 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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