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 |
57 days
|
76 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
65 days
|
69 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
61 days
|
82 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
101 days
|
58 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
119 days
|
91 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
79 days
|
164 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
171 days
|
84 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
202 days
|
63 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
52 days
|
231 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
320 days
|
80 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
397 days
|
89 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
260 days
|
230 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- |
40 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 |
119 days
|
115 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
169 days
|
139 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
231 days
|
79 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
284 days
|
180 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
332 days
|
164 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
189 days
|
424 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
499 days
|
212 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
474 days
|
242 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
511 days
|
252 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
470 days
|
318 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
458 days
|
372 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
449 days
|
695 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- |
214 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
76 days
|
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Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
30 days
|
32 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
110 days
|
41 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
14 days
|
149 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
109 days
|
90 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
116 days
|
88 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
112 days
|
118 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
113 days
|
150 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
214 days
|
76 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
249 days
|
50 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
203 days
|
132 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
357 days
|
102 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
260 days
|
230 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
257 days
|
234 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Christopher Blackmore | Halifax |
28 days
|
--- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
85 days
|
--- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax |
32 days
|
--- |
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth | --- |
83 days
|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
182 days
|
--- |
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth | --- |
319 days
|
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
45 days
|
62 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
244 days
|
62 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
67 days
|
240 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
289 days
|
162 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
248 days
|
204 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
284 days
|
180 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
332 days
|
164 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
231 days
|
424 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
385 days
|
318 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
492 days
|
233 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
449 days
|
324 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
458 days
|
372 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
854 days
|
473 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Christopher Blackmore | Halifax |
44 days
|
--- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
115 days
|
--- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax |
49 days
|
--- |
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth | --- |
128 days
|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
496 days
|
--- |
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth | --- |
387 days
|
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.