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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 ?
583 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
399 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
49 days
130 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
136 days
225 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
583 days
399 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
575 days
516 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
1414 days
443 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
391 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---

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
31 days
60 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
23 days
97 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
71 days
78 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
62 days
211 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
382 days
210 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
153 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---

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 2022 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
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Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
1414 days
331 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
---
Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
512 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
391 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
49 days
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---

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%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
593 days
175 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
---
Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
282 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
153 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
34 days
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---

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 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 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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