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 |
29 days
|
81 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
47 days
|
69 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
64 days
|
72 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
102 days
|
37 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
82 days
|
72 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
117 days
|
70 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
119 days
|
74 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
85 days
|
127 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
204 days
|
51 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
278 days
|
89 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
350 days
|
130 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
260 days
|
229 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
436 days
|
104 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 |
77 days
|
155 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
173 days
|
79 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
217 days
|
162 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
175 days
|
240 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
310 days
|
180 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
404 days
|
164 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
415 days
|
318 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
511 days
|
252 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
496 days
|
319 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
458 days
|
372 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
595 days
|
293 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
650 days
|
265 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
30 days
|
31 days
|
| Christopher Blackmore | Halifax |
29 days
|
62 days
|
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax |
29 days
|
97 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
81 days
|
56 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
12 days
|
156 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
82 days
|
90 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
109 days
|
77 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
147 days
|
41 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
119 days
|
74 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
194 days
|
64 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
214 days
|
52 days
|
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow |
241 days
|
59 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
268 days
|
228 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
401 days
|
98 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
337 days
|
166 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
308 days
|
217 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Karen Milford | Halifax | --- |
48 days
|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville | --- |
163 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
87 days
|
--- |
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
166 days
|
--- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
52 days
|
62 days
|
| Christopher Blackmore | Halifax |
74 days
|
103 days
|
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax |
76 days
|
134 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
25 days
|
240 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
243 days
|
122 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
187 days
|
230 days
|
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow |
296 days
|
138 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
289 days
|
162 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
358 days
|
113 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
380 days
|
164 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
468 days
|
91 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
380 days
|
180 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
460 days
|
322 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
458 days
|
372 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
841 days
|
293 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
828 days
|
451 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Karen Milford | Halifax | --- |
114 days
|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville | --- |
219 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
182 days
|
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| 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.