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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 ?
307 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
142 days
49 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
108 days
127 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
188 days
243 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
54 days
394 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
335 days
180 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
483 days
287 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
284 days
608 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
62 days
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
253 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
109 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
47 days
17 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
73 days
72 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
94 days
81 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
165 days
56 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
28 days
215 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
175 days
75 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
174 days
181 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
48 days
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
177 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
79 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
163 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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
142 days
49 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
108 days
127 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
190 days
161 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
188 days
225 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
57 days
394 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
394 days
75 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
237 days
239 days
Alex D Mitchell
Dartmouth
468 days
67 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
304 days
289 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
307 days
695 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
836 days
264 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
554 days
---
Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
109 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
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
56 days
35 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
111 days
23 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
73 days
71 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
130 days
70 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
130 days
93 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
133 days
90 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
29 days
196 days
Alex D Mitchell
Dartmouth
310 days
47 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
206 days
158 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
227 days
161 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
182 days
338 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
177 days
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
64 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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 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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