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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
65 days
|
55 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
56 days
|
71 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
72 days
|
79 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
52 days
|
102 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
146 days
|
77 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
44 days
|
219 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
212 days
|
97 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
42 days
|
273 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
213 days
|
111 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
190 days
|
272 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
385 days
|
80 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
453 days
|
89 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- |
143 days
|
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
|
115 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
191 days
|
199 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
332 days
|
129 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
314 days
|
289 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
200 days
|
454 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
336 days
|
372 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
525 days
|
184 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
635 days
|
172 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
219 days
|
695 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
595 days
|
325 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
533 days
|
445 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- |
214 days
|
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
24 days
|
27 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
78 days
|
37 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
18 days
|
121 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
47 days
|
102 days
|
| F Donald Clark | Kentville |
86 days
|
74 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
109 days
|
58 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
112 days
|
100 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
162 days
|
77 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
55 days
|
211 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
91 days
|
226 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
248 days
|
121 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
257 days
|
118 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
197 days
|
211 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
370 days
|
80 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
190 days
|
271 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
455 days
|
95 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
551 days
|
174 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst |
96 days
|
--- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Samuel Minor | Halifax | --- |
111 days
|
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
45 days
|
34 days
|
| F Donald Clark | Kentville |
95 days
|
83 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
140 days
|
99 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
130 days
|
115 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
50 days
|
219 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
246 days
|
55 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
130 days
|
172 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
332 days
|
129 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
219 days
|
373 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
399 days
|
198 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
244 days
|
454 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
336 days
|
372 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
609 days
|
184 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
454 days
|
390 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
585 days
|
332 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
886 days
|
325 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
854 days
|
990 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst |
136 days
|
--- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Samuel Minor | Halifax | --- |
196 days
|
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
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.