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
50%
Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
40 days
|
28 days
|
Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
27 days
|
53 days
|
Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
21 days
|
65 days
|
Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
40 days
|
50 days
|
New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
109 days
|
59 days
|
Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
82 days
|
120 days
|
Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
14 days
|
232 days
|
Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
113 days
|
141 days
|
Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
161 days
|
117 days
|
Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
192 days
|
117 days
|
Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
156 days
|
168 days
|
Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre | --- |
79 days
|
Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility |
26 days
|
--- |
90%
Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
91 days
|
67 days
|
Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
57 days
|
156 days
|
Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
70 days
|
170 days
|
Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
173 days
|
88 days
|
Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
163 days
|
173 days
|
Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
43 days
|
328 days
|
Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
470 days
|
242 days
|
Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
500 days
|
230 days
|
New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
647 days
|
127 days
|
Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
525 days
|
254 days
|
Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
407 days
|
452 days
|
Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre | --- |
139 days
|
Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility |
55 days
|
--- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50%
Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
35 days
|
34 days
|
Eileen Roach | Sydney |
27 days
|
63 days
|
Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
42 days
|
53 days
|
Rhys Kavanagh | Bridgewater |
78 days
|
46 days
|
Chakshu Sharma | New Glasgow |
88 days
|
58 days
|
Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
21 days
|
128 days
|
Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
14 days
|
179 days
|
Ahmed Jad | Truro |
85 days
|
120 days
|
Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
187 days
|
49 days
|
Richard Spence | Halifax |
98 days
|
150 days
|
Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
212 days
|
125 days
|
C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
377 days
|
146 days
|
Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
Oleg Lefel | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
Riley Stewart | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville | --- |
380 days
|
Samuel Minor | Halifax | --- | --- |
Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
Victoria Smith | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
90%
Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
57 days
|
88 days
|
Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
92 days
|
72 days
|
Eileen Roach | Sydney |
57 days
|
156 days
|
Rhys Kavanagh | Bridgewater |
217 days
|
67 days
|
Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
40 days
|
294 days
|
Ahmed Jad | Truro |
163 days
|
173 days
|
Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
53 days
|
328 days
|
Richard Spence | Halifax |
271 days
|
225 days
|
Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
281 days
|
246 days
|
Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
504 days
|
213 days
|
C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
500 days
|
269 days
|
Chakshu Sharma | New Glasgow |
647 days
|
138 days
|
Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
Oleg Lefel | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
Riley Stewart | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville | --- |
469 days
|
Samuel Minor | Halifax | --- | --- |
Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
Victoria Smith | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
Wait Times Trends
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.