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Hernia Repair - Laparoscopic Inguinal Femoral

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.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
301 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
397 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
147 days
60 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
112 days
129 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
188 days
243 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
54 days
402 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
409 days
116 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
297 days
362 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
468 days
287 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
310 days
695 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
51 days
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
201 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
203 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
70 days
18 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
59 days
85 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
83 days
71 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
83 days
78 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
93 days
106 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
25 days
215 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
124 days
130 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
200 days
204 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
36 days
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
156 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
157 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 2018 - November 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
158 days
42 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
112 days
129 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
203 days
224 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
232 days
225 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
57 days
402 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
237 days
239 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
392 days
137 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
483 days
287 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
621 days
201 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
314 days
737 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
294 days
939 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
17 days
45 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
111 days
16 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
83 days
78 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
26 days
177 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
143 days
85 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
156 days
97 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
155 days
140 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
181 days
147 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
249 days
98 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
331 days
151 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
221 days
373 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 2018 - November 30 2019
Next Update: 
January 2020
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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