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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
77 days
85 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
165 days
57 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
118 days
116 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
41 days
418 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
370 days
357 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
243 days
554 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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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
29 days
39 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
76 days
30 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
49 days
67 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
15 days
154 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
118 days
107 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
240 days
164 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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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: 
May 1 2017 - April 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
55 days
85 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
118 days
108 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
196 days
43 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
20 days
418 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
277 days
486 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
61 days
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
65 days
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
1891 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
357 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Vincent O'Malley
Kentville
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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
29 days
39 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
49 days
83 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
123 days
29 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
8 days
230 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
167 days
249 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
20 days
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
11 days
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
76 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
238 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Vincent O'Malley
Kentville
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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: 
May 1 2017 - April 30 2018
Next Update: 
June 2018
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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