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 |
60 days
|
53 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
43 days
|
75 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
60 days
|
102 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
115 days
|
70 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
131 days
|
65 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
149 days
|
97 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
48 days
|
209 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
174 days
|
109 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
120 days
|
193 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
368 days
|
80 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
188 days
|
263 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
463 days
|
89 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- |
159 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
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
314 days
|
128 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
332 days
|
129 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
284 days
|
199 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
179 days
|
454 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
515 days
|
196 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
423 days
|
372 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
533 days
|
268 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
567 days
|
242 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
635 days
|
212 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
449 days
|
695 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 |
26 days
|
27 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
76 days
|
39 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
16 days
|
123 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
55 days
|
102 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
109 days
|
55 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
98 days
|
96 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
131 days
|
70 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
132 days
|
106 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
94 days
|
195 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
235 days
|
99 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
153 days
|
183 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
182 days
|
156 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
351 days
|
74 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
363 days
|
80 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
188 days
|
263 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
443 days
|
96 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
551 days
|
174 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst |
68 days
|
--- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
45 days
|
34 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
169 days
|
62 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
130 days
|
115 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
200 days
|
55 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
40 days
|
244 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
132 days
|
172 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
332 days
|
129 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
399 days
|
198 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
240 days
|
454 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
385 days
|
318 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
496 days
|
242 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
604 days
|
184 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
423 days
|
372 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
449 days
|
373 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
|
--- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| 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.