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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
28 days
|
52 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
21 days
|
64 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
60 days
|
46 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
42 days
|
90 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
21 days
|
222 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
138 days
|
127 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
85 days
|
204 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
193 days
|
111 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
204 days
|
102 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
250 days
|
129 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
251 days
|
144 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre | --- | --- |
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- |
141 days
|
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
69 days
|
122 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
83 days
|
137 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
133 days
|
101 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
223 days
|
208 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
113 days
|
325 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
647 days
|
107 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
525 days
|
320 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
600 days
|
269 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
601 days
|
375 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
791 days
|
263 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
335 days
|
783 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre | --- | --- |
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- |
260 days
|
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oleg Lefel | Yarmouth |
24 days
|
45 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
51 days
|
42 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
46 days
|
52 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Bridgewater |
46 days
|
90 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
53 days
|
100 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
25 days
|
156 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
20 days
|
171 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
88 days
|
156 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
139 days
|
126 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
197 days
|
78 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
105 days
|
237 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
192 days
|
155 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
318 days
|
139 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
418 days
|
102 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
401 days
|
128 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Samuel Minor | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Stephanie Hiebert | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oleg Lefel | Yarmouth |
47 days
|
92 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
68 days
|
137 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
159 days
|
85 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
70 days
|
325 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
223 days
|
208 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
113 days
|
324 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Bridgewater |
345 days
|
125 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
335 days
|
260 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
453 days
|
148 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
271 days
|
333 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
462 days
|
217 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
490 days
|
213 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
645 days
|
95 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
609 days
|
300 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
601 days
|
445 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Samuel Minor | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Stephanie Hiebert | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
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.