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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
26 days
|
48 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
21 days
|
77 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
36 days
|
65 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
40 days
|
128 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
171 days
|
46 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
106 days
|
121 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
14 days
|
230 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
172 days
|
115 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
167 days
|
128 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
193 days
|
114 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
204 days
|
148 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre | --- | --- |
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
90%
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
89 days
|
92 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
69 days
|
170 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
173 days
|
135 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
176 days
|
201 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
44 days
|
360 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
453 days
|
214 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
647 days
|
85 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
539 days
|
263 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
525 days
|
283 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
79 days
|
783 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
460 days
|
455 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre | --- | --- |
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50%
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oleg Lefel | Yarmouth |
27 days
|
37 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
22 days
|
47 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Bridgewater |
32 days
|
67 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
50 days
|
65 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
20 days
|
135 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
32 days
|
124 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
16 days
|
148 days
|
| Chakshu Sharma | New Glasgow |
171 days
|
41 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
106 days
|
121 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
229 days
|
39 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
98 days
|
191 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
212 days
|
125 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
349 days
|
112 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
197 days
|
--- |
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville | --- |
363 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Stephanie Hiebert | Halifax | --- | --- |
90%
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
92 days
|
82 days
|
| Oleg Lefel | Yarmouth |
89 days
|
92 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
63 days
|
137 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
79 days
|
178 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Bridgewater |
217 days
|
125 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
40 days
|
316 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
176 days
|
201 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
49 days
|
328 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
271 days
|
263 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
420 days
|
217 days
|
| Chakshu Sharma | New Glasgow |
647 days
|
74 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
600 days
|
213 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
545 days
|
300 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
453 days
|
--- |
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville | --- |
469 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Stephanie Hiebert | 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.