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 ?
533 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
391 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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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
236 days
395 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
575 days
368 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
81 days
225 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
32 days
391 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
593 days
443 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
45 days
120 days

50%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
150 days
202 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
84 days
70 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
22 days
102 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
11 days
188 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
127 days
212 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
19 days
48 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
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Halifax
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Bridgewater
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Yarmouth
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Dartmouth
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Bridgewater
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Yarmouth
14 days
49 days
Yarmouth
51 days
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Antigonish
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391 days
New Glasgow
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Kentville
1233 days
310 days
New Glasgow
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Dartmouth
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Yarmouth
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Yarmouth
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Kentville
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Kentville
123 days
512 days
Bridgewater
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Halifax
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Bridgewater
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Halifax
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Halifax
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50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
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Halifax
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Bridgewater
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Yarmouth
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Dartmouth
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Bridgewater
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Yarmouth
10 days
44 days
Yarmouth
34 days
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Antigonish
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188 days
New Glasgow
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Kentville
375 days
173 days
New Glasgow
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Dartmouth
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Yarmouth
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Yarmouth
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Kentville
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Kentville
92 days
387 days
Bridgewater
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Halifax
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Bridgewater
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Halifax
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Halifax
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