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? 38days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 113days

Wait times

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 30
days
90
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- 212
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 37
days
109
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 74
days
186
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- 43
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 33
days
76
days

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 136
days
225
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- 399
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 533
days
516
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 1127
days
414
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- 64
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 51
days
181
days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish --- ---
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater --- ---
Edward Joy Bridgewater --- ---
Rhys Kavanagh Bridgewater --- ---
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater --- ---
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth --- ---
Riley Stewart Dartmouth --- 208
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax --- ---
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 116
days
193
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 98
days
198
days
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow --- ---
Jenelle King Yarmouth 14
days
---
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth 21
days
---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- ---
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- 107
days

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish --- ---
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater --- ---
Edward Joy Bridgewater --- ---
Rhys Kavanagh Bridgewater --- ---
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater --- ---
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth --- ---
Riley Stewart Dartmouth --- 353
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax --- ---
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 1127
days
331
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 204
days
512
days
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow --- ---
Jenelle King Yarmouth 45
days
---
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth 64
days
---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- ---
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- 181
days

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.