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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
97 days
62 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
147 days
42 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
112 days
129 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
63 days
410 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
232 days
243 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
471 days
139 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
483 days
287 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
297 days
735 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
310 days
737 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
201 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
150 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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
24 days
18 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
48 days
36 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
50 days
107 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
83 days
87 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
83 days
87 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
27 days
166 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
102 days
115 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
122 days
134 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
219 days
190 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
156 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
111 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
158 days
35 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
112 days
129 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
142 days
137 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
217 days
147 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
223 days
240 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
245 days
225 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
64 days
410 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
621 days
201 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
651 days
287 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
314 days
805 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
315 days
939 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
54 days
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
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
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
16 days
56 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
97 days
16 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
83 days
86 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
28 days
143 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
146 days
95 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
143 days
112 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
156 days
130 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
175 days
161 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
253 days
98 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
448 days
151 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
266 days
374 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
36 days
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
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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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 2020
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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