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 |
58 days
|
55 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
38 days
|
80 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
54 days
|
72 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
43 days
|
102 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
90 days
|
58 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
34 days
|
223 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
73 days
|
223 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility |
133 days
|
184 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
241 days
|
103 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
245 days
|
114 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
188 days
|
256 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
405 days
|
96 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
504 days
|
90 days
|
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
136 days
|
111 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
140 days
|
115 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
132 days
|
233 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
332 days
|
101 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
231 days
|
289 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility |
335 days
|
268 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
189 days
|
454 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
336 days
|
346 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
681 days
|
172 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
535 days
|
320 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
601 days
|
268 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
219 days
|
695 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
595 days
|
321 days
|
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
78 days
|
37 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
16 days
|
126 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
43 days
|
102 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
71 days
|
96 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
115 days
|
70 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
49 days
|
233 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
114 days
|
214 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
235 days
|
118 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
198 days
|
237 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
188 days
|
255 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
351 days
|
126 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
405 days
|
87 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
368 days
|
163 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
470 days
|
95 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
551 days
|
161 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
25 days
|
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| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
130 days
|
115 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
101 days
|
161 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
50 days
|
219 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
246 days
|
55 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
332 days
|
101 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
245 days
|
339 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
449 days
|
170 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
426 days
|
196 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
336 days
|
346 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
231 days
|
454 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
378 days
|
324 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
609 days
|
172 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
585 days
|
332 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
791 days
|
325 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
854 days
|
990 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
45 days
|
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| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
Wait Times Trends
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