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Hernia Repair - Laparoscopic Inguinal Femoral

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.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
278 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
538 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
51 days
62 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
206 days
151 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
239 days
163 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
216 days
251 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
68 days
517 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
471 days
177 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
284 days
508 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
651 days
210 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
280 days
896 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
23 days
35 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
19 days
43 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
63 days
102 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
20 days
167 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
93 days
119 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
129 days
86 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
160 days
109 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
188 days
176 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
46 days
483 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
88 days
30 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
140 days
64 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
182 days
134 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
239 days
163 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
216 days
220 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
223 days
234 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
52 days
517 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
284 days
857 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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417 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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210 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
93 days
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
176 days
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
---
259 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
41 days
24 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
41 days
28 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
84 days
24 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
53 days
102 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
15 days
174 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
129 days
85 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
195 days
176 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
209 days
402 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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155 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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136 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
24 days
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
142 days
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
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203 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 2020
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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