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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
31 days
|
60 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
57 days
|
59 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
113 days
|
37 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
97 days
|
57 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
94 days
|
65 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
90 days
|
74 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
117 days
|
79 days
|
| Antigonish | Antigonish Memorial Regional Hospital |
108 days
|
97 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
225 days
|
89 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
255 days
|
126 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
327 days
|
166 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
436 days
|
124 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility |
464 days
|
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| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
337 days
|
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90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
103 days
|
115 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
117 days
|
155 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
161 days
|
138 days
|
| Antigonish | Antigonish Memorial Regional Hospital |
175 days
|
233 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
386 days
|
162 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
404 days
|
187 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
389 days
|
265 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
550 days
|
138 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
415 days
|
322 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
623 days
|
252 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
622 days
|
319 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
1038 days
|
161 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility |
706 days
|
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| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
537 days
|
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Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
42 days
|
27 days
|
| Christopher Blackmore | Halifax |
29 days
|
45 days
|
| Karen Milford | Halifax |
32 days
|
58 days
|
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax |
31 days
|
80 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
12 days
|
144 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
71 days
|
90 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
126 days
|
57 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
124 days
|
84 days
|
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow |
241 days
|
64 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
204 days
|
112 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
250 days
|
93 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
302 days
|
221 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
436 days
|
111 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
511 days
|
215 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
337 days
|
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| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
102 days
|
--- |
| Mark J Walsh | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Mooyad Ahmed | New Glasgow |
3 days
|
--- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
171 days
|
--- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
107 days
|
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90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
79 days
|
62 days
|
| Christopher Blackmore | Halifax |
103 days
|
95 days
|
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax |
100 days
|
134 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
32 days
|
239 days
|
| Karen Milford | Halifax |
186 days
|
155 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
175 days
|
181 days
|
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow |
297 days
|
138 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
380 days
|
195 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
468 days
|
139 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
455 days
|
162 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
389 days
|
312 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
680 days
|
144 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
1038 days
|
161 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
1295 days
|
451 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
537 days
|
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| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
523 days
|
--- |
| Mark J Walsh | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Mooyad Ahmed | New Glasgow |
24 days
|
--- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
376 days
|
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| Richard Spence | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
622 days
|
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Wait Times Trends
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.