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 |
30 days
|
71 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
30 days
|
84 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
51 days
|
86 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
46 days
|
93 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
33 days
|
218 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility |
153 days
|
141 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
200 days
|
96 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
140 days
|
209 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
361 days
|
128 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
370 days
|
130 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
389 days
|
114 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
39 days
|
--- |
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital | --- |
204 days
|
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
104 days
|
135 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
159 days
|
101 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
141 days
|
128 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
113 days
|
360 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
369 days
|
148 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
223 days
|
339 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility |
335 days
|
260 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
611 days
|
255 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
601 days
|
268 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
567 days
|
320 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
635 days
|
283 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
136 days
|
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| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital | --- |
783 days
|
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
47 days
|
62 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
51 days
|
65 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
77 days
|
71 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
20 days
|
135 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
38 days
|
202 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
114 days
|
159 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
140 days
|
208 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
358 days
|
99 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
338 days
|
121 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
406 days
|
127 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
405 days
|
129 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
508 days
|
101 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 | --- | --- |
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
59 days
|
--- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax | --- |
244 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
112 days
|
135 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
162 days
|
98 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
185 days
|
130 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
50 days
|
275 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
128 days
|
377 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
223 days
|
339 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
335 days
|
268 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
462 days
|
217 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
624 days
|
283 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
585 days
|
332 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
791 days
|
174 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
748 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 | --- | --- |
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
246 days
|
--- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax | --- |
339 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Scott Livingstone | 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.