Service/Procedure Summary
Repair of a hernia in the groin area 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.
Wait times
50th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
57 days
|
55 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
43 days
|
75 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
67 days
|
101 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
142 days
|
62 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
136 days
|
70 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
113 days
|
100 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
54 days
|
181 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
178 days
|
109 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
120 days
|
231 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
188 days
|
255 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
363 days
|
92 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
378 days
|
89 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- |
143 days
|
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
137 days
|
111 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
140 days
|
139 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
314 days
|
124 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
332 days
|
142 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
296 days
|
199 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
189 days
|
454 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
535 days
|
212 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
423 days
|
372 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
567 days
|
242 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
494 days
|
318 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
449 days
|
695 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
399 days
|
983 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- |
214 days
|
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
26 days
|
31 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
90 days
|
39 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
66 days
|
100 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
18 days
|
149 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
109 days
|
61 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
85 days
|
96 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
136 days
|
70 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
132 days
|
106 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
101 days
|
174 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
153 days
|
159 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
293 days
|
83 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
204 days
|
174 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
182 days
|
207 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
351 days
|
70 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
188 days
|
255 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
405 days
|
102 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- |
115 days
|
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- |
82 days
|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
230 days
|
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90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
45 days
|
50 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
115 days
|
115 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
244 days
|
55 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
40 days
|
275 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
198 days
|
162 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
284 days
|
172 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
332 days
|
142 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
399 days
|
268 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
240 days
|
454 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
385 days
|
318 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
525 days
|
212 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
496 days
|
242 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
423 days
|
372 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
449 days
|
373 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
585 days
|
332 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
886 days
|
325 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- |
138 days
|
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- |
148 days
|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
601 days
|
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Wait Times Trends
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