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? 45days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 106days

Wait times

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 31
days
89
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 37
days
111
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 130
days
116
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- 56
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- 208
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- 43
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 64
days
181
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 220
days
516
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 1127
days
387
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- 90
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- 353
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- 64
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Paul Yaffe Kentville 139
days
105
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 130
days
193
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- ---
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax --- ---
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow --- ---
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- 113
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater --- ---
F Donald Clark Kentville --- ---
Jenelle King Yarmouth 14
days
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth --- ---
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish --- ---
Mark J Walsh Halifax --- ---
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth --- ---
Rhys Kavanagh Bridgewater --- ---
Riley Stewart Dartmouth --- 126
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater --- ---

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Paul Yaffe Kentville 246
days
387
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 1127
days
331
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- ---
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax --- ---
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow --- ---
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- 181
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater --- ---
F Donald Clark Kentville --- ---
Jenelle King Yarmouth 45
days
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth --- ---
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish --- ---
Mark J Walsh Halifax --- ---
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth --- ---
Rhys Kavanagh Bridgewater --- ---
Riley Stewart Dartmouth --- 257
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater --- ---

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.