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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 ?
533 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
391 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
45 days
120 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
81 days
225 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
236 days
395 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
575 days
368 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
593 days
387 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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391 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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
16 days
48 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
22 days
102 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
71 days
62 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
127 days
212 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
150 days
202 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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237 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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 2022 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
14 days
49 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
150 days
443 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
1127 days
275 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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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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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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391 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
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Stephanie Hiebert
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
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
7 days
44 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
92 days
384 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
375 days
171 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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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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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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237 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
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Stephanie Hiebert
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 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 2023
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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