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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? 140days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 130days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 71
days
 		96
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 85
days
 		199
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 199
days
 		148
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 --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- 83
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: November 1 2024 - October 31 2025 Next Update: December 2025

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 233
days
 		162
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 548
days
 		337
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 413
days
 		473
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 --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- 115
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: November 1 2024 - October 31 2025 Next Update: December 2025

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 189
days
 		184
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- ---
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax --- ---
F Donald Clark Kentville --- ---
Farisa Hossain Antigonish --- ---
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- ---
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth --- ---
Karen Milford Halifax --- ---
Mark J Walsh Halifax --- ---
Rhys Kavanagh Dartmouth --- ---
Riley Stewart Dartmouth --- 323
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: November 1 2024 - October 31 2025 Next Update: December 2025

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 947
days
 		337
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- ---
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax --- ---
F Donald Clark Kentville --- ---
Farisa Hossain Antigonish --- ---
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- ---
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth --- ---
Karen Milford Halifax --- ---
Mark J Walsh Halifax --- ---
Rhys Kavanagh Dartmouth --- ---
Riley Stewart Dartmouth --- 497
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: November 1 2024 - October 31 2025 Next Update: December 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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