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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 ?
252 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
404 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
112 days
189 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
145 days
214 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
343 days
226 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
287 days
293 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
39 days
542 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
301 days
746 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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309 days

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
32 days
53 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
17 days
111 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
79 days
111 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
22 days
169 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
113 days
141 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
194 days
342 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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163 days

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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
43 days
164 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
31 days
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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209 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
171 days
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
287 days
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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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
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
20 days
118 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
25 days
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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134 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
41 days
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
152 days
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
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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