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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
28 days
|
66 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
62 days
|
53 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
41 days
|
99 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
43 days
|
102 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
58 days
|
96 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
35 days
|
227 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
55 days
|
223 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility |
153 days
|
184 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
256 days
|
113 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
311 days
|
103 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
183 days
|
248 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
339 days
|
96 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
519 days
|
89 days
|
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
136 days
|
111 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
140 days
|
120 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
174 days
|
98 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
206 days
|
161 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
231 days
|
289 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility |
335 days
|
268 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
158 days
|
454 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
336 days
|
339 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
143 days
|
695 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
681 days
|
172 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
561 days
|
320 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
608 days
|
321 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
684 days
|
268 days
|
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
76 days
|
36 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
18 days
|
126 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
43 days
|
102 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
99 days
|
63 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
69 days
|
96 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
48 days
|
226 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
114 days
|
214 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
183 days
|
248 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
210 days
|
237 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
358 days
|
118 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
405 days
|
87 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
374 days
|
121 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
421 days
|
128 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
368 days
|
182 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
500 days
|
94 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
21 days
|
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| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
130 days
|
115 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
174 days
|
98 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
130 days
|
161 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
246 days
|
55 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
67 days
|
244 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
224 days
|
390 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
426 days
|
196 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
200 days
|
454 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
462 days
|
198 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
336 days
|
339 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
378 days
|
324 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
610 days
|
172 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
585 days
|
332 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
791 days
|
182 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
854 days
|
990 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
25 days
|
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| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
Wait Times Trends
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