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 |
45 days
|
65 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
29 days
|
88 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
63 days
|
73 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
65 days
|
77 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
120 days
|
37 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
102 days
|
76 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
96 days
|
126 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
122 days
|
104 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
162 days
|
86 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
204 days
|
52 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
282 days
|
90 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
260 days
|
202 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
397 days
|
115 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
119 days
|
82 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
76 days
|
155 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
200 days
|
79 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
169 days
|
162 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
180 days
|
258 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
296 days
|
180 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
404 days
|
164 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
474 days
|
265 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
449 days
|
293 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
430 days
|
318 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
511 days
|
252 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
458 days
|
372 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
622 days
|
319 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
31 days
|
25 days
|
| Christopher Blackmore | Halifax |
28 days
|
62 days
|
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax |
29 days
|
97 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
82 days
|
76 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
13 days
|
149 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
114 days
|
56 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
92 days
|
81 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
114 days
|
76 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
154 days
|
41 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
184 days
|
65 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
214 days
|
70 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
256 days
|
76 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
260 days
|
202 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
342 days
|
164 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
293 days
|
252 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
444 days
|
246 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- |
59 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Karen Milford | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville | --- |
163 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
160 days
|
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90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
52 days
|
62 days
|
| Christopher Blackmore | Halifax |
46 days
|
95 days
|
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax |
76 days
|
134 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
25 days
|
240 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
143 days
|
122 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
191 days
|
237 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
289 days
|
162 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
363 days
|
91 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
376 days
|
113 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
310 days
|
180 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
380 days
|
164 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
461 days
|
322 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
458 days
|
372 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
595 days
|
293 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
634 days
|
451 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
1240 days
|
387 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- |
138 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Karen Milford | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville | --- |
219 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
496 days
|
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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.