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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
24 days
|
37 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
40 days
|
28 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
42 days
|
42 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
40 days
|
50 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
18 days
|
79 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
58 days
|
71 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
104 days
|
85 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
15 days
|
208 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
158 days
|
138 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
139 days
|
218 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
262 days
|
113 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
391 days
|
135 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
90%
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
57 days
|
63 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
68 days
|
72 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
90 days
|
76 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
43 days
|
154 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
112 days
|
120 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
91 days
|
202 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
49 days
|
290 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
358 days
|
221 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
281 days
|
455 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
542 days
|
208 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
510 days
|
254 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
573 days
|
214 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50%
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
42 days
|
28 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
42 days
|
41 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
44 days
|
42 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
18 days
|
84 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Bridgewater |
52 days
|
107 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
15 days
|
154 days
|
| Chakshu Sharma | New Glasgow |
97 days
|
85 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
73 days
|
138 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
147 days
|
139 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
153 days
|
291 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
412 days
|
156 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst |
103 days
|
--- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
24 days
|
--- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- |
58 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville | --- |
171 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
585 days
|
--- |
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
90%
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
78 days
|
72 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
68 days
|
88 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
90 days
|
76 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Bridgewater |
91 days
|
202 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
39 days
|
268 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
49 days
|
283 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
163 days
|
229 days
|
| Chakshu Sharma | New Glasgow |
244 days
|
221 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
504 days
|
163 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
216 days
|
455 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
539 days
|
242 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst |
112 days
|
--- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
57 days
|
--- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- |
75 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville | --- |
321 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
804 days
|
--- |
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
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.