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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 ?
471 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
293 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
471 days
190 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
388 days
553 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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293 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
679 days
259 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
27 days
110 days

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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
138 days
76 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
135 days
315 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
267 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
145 days
53 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
14 days
47 days

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 2021 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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293 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
529 days
105 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
471 days
135 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
236 days
190 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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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
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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267 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
244 days
31 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
97 days
65 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
155 days
76 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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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 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
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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