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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 ?
250 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
127 days
38 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
96 days
98 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
315 days
167 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
25 days
556 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
214 days
554 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
933 days
404 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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
24 days
17 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
23 days
45 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
14 days
149 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
102 days
96 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
122 days
168 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
176 days
256 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: 
November 1 2017 - October 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
127 days
38 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
197 days
98 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
29 days
347 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
315 days
167 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
182 days
314 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
223 days
554 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
398 days
404 days
Alex D Mitchell
Dartmouth
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
15 days
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Mark J Walsh
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
23 days
17 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
35 days
45 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
15 days
143 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
59 days
106 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
117 days
98 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
92 days
357 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
176 days
284 days
Alex D Mitchell
Dartmouth
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
7 days
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Mark J Walsh
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: 
November 1 2017 - October 31 2018
Next Update: 
December 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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