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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 ?
284 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
371 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
125 days
49 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
108 days
127 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
243 days
116 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
188 days
243 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
57 days
381 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
266 days
437 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
416 days
389 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
483 days
356 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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253 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
298 days
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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
25 days
14 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
73 days
71 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
95 days
60 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
131 days
94 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
27 days
220 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
171 days
80 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
165 days
93 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
163 days
147 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
189 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
177 days
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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: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
125 days
49 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
108 days
127 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
188 days
85 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
243 days
109 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
190 days
210 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
57 days
397 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
266 days
193 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
422 days
56 days
Alex D Mitchell
Dartmouth
468 days
104 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
483 days
287 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
284 days
493 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
554 days
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
277 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
55 days
14 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
73 days
71 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
97 days
58 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
118 days
60 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
129 days
101 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
206 days
30 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
133 days
105 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
29 days
216 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
193 days
72 days
Alex D Mitchell
Dartmouth
224 days
61 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
166 days
323 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
191 days
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
169 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: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Next Update: 
August 2019
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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