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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
30 days
|
61 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
52 days
|
62 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
75 days
|
73 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
113 days
|
37 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
94 days
|
72 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
107 days
|
70 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
122 days
|
61 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
101 days
|
97 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
189 days
|
51 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
274 days
|
112 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
350 days
|
82 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
312 days
|
151 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
467 days
|
109 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
103 days
|
115 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
100 days
|
155 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
164 days
|
112 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
168 days
|
233 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
289 days
|
162 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
404 days
|
187 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
406 days
|
265 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
550 days
|
144 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
503 days
|
202 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
450 days
|
318 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
572 days
|
219 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
523 days
|
319 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
906 days
|
161 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
41 days
|
27 days
|
| Christopher Blackmore | Halifax |
32 days
|
47 days
|
| Karen Milford | Halifax |
48 days
|
58 days
|
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax |
30 days
|
82 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
64 days
|
76 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
12 days
|
145 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
126 days
|
60 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
119 days
|
74 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
136 days
|
89 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
215 days
|
86 days
|
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow |
283 days
|
62 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
350 days
|
82 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
401 days
|
92 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
312 days
|
212 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
420 days
|
204 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
81 days
|
--- |
| Mark J Walsh | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
155 days
|
--- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
92 days
|
--- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
79 days
|
62 days
|
| Christopher Blackmore | Halifax |
103 days
|
95 days
|
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax |
96 days
|
134 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
32 days
|
240 days
|
| Karen Milford | Halifax |
186 days
|
155 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
175 days
|
181 days
|
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow |
297 days
|
138 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
380 days
|
187 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
472 days
|
139 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
455 days
|
162 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
415 days
|
283 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
503 days
|
202 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
680 days
|
144 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
841 days
|
161 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
936 days
|
451 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
243 days
|
--- |
| Mark J Walsh | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
376 days
|
--- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
622 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.