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Hernia Repair - Laparoscopic Inguinal Femoral

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.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
342 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
623 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
246 days
69 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
251 days
82 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
217 days
127 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
268 days
133 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
216 days
213 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
160 days
358 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
78 days
636 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
481 days
757 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
491 days
910 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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417 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
39 days
37 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
50 days
42 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
67 days
59 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
74 days
52 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
66 days
72 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
93 days
67 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
19 days
272 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
190 days
230 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
181 days
395 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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301 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
May 1 2020 - April 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
181 days
82 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
251 days
73 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
217 days
127 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
62 days
284 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
268 days
133 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
216 days
220 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
223 days
234 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
54 days
643 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
290 days
408 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
392 days
425 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
488 days
910 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
186 days
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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417 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Heather Poushay
North Sydney
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
67 days
27 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
41 days
79 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
74 days
50 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
67 days
59 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
93 days
69 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
147 days
45 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
208 days
78 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
195 days
176 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
12 days
375 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
241 days
186 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
188 days
453 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
70 days
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
307 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Heather Poushay
North Sydney
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
May 1 2020 - April 30 2021
Next Update: 
June 2021
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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