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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 ?
373 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
503 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
40 days
59 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
93 days
141 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
186 days
146 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
156 days
193 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
251 days
171 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
220 days
281 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
153 days
636 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
476 days
453 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
481 days
590 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
247 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
309 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
20 days
30 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
23 days
35 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
45 days
46 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
51 days
60 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
71 days
51 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
105 days
31 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
21 days
353 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
266 days
124 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
270 days
168 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
113 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
294 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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
93 days
141 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
251 days
82 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
266 days
73 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
163 days
193 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
337 days
29 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
91 days
324 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
223 days
234 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
81 days
636 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
483 days
604 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
146 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
59 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
81 days
---
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
33 days
---
Juan Arminan
New Glasgow
---
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Richard Spence
Halifax
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
444 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
---
408 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
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
33 days
19 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
56 days
47 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
54 days
60 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
133 days
21 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
147 days
31 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
41 days
228 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
195 days
176 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
20 days
352 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
342 days
220 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
39 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
29 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
50 days
---
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
14 days
---
Juan Arminan
New Glasgow
---
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Richard Spence
Halifax
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
182 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
---
67 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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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