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
50th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
44 days
|
71 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
60 days
|
70 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
71 days
|
62 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
85 days
|
101 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
103 days
|
106 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
136 days
|
83 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
54 days
|
177 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
126 days
|
109 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
351 days
|
91 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
196 days
|
255 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
438 days
|
89 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
334 days
|
252 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- |
141 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
34 days
|
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90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
137 days
|
111 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
140 days
|
139 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
231 days
|
124 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
296 days
|
199 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
332 days
|
164 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
189 days
|
438 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
474 days
|
242 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
492 days
|
233 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
525 days
|
212 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
458 days
|
376 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
533 days
|
473 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
509 days
|
695 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- |
214 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
77 days
|
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Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
26 days
|
32 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
105 days
|
41 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
18 days
|
149 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
74 days
|
103 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
101 days
|
104 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
136 days
|
83 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
94 days
|
158 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
122 days
|
150 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
222 days
|
87 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
182 days
|
207 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
219 days
|
208 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
368 days
|
70 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
196 days
|
255 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
382 days
|
102 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- |
96 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
98 days
|
--- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth | --- |
246 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
257 days
|
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90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
45 days
|
62 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
244 days
|
55 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
40 days
|
275 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
198 days
|
162 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
206 days
|
199 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
293 days
|
158 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
332 days
|
164 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
399 days
|
268 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
231 days
|
453 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
501 days
|
220 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
416 days
|
318 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
496 days
|
242 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
458 days
|
376 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
509 days
|
373 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- |
138 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
115 days
|
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| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth | --- |
325 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
828 days
|
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Wait Times Trends
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