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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
63 days
|
62 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
29 days
|
97 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
57 days
|
73 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
63 days
|
79 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
131 days
|
58 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
116 days
|
85 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
162 days
|
73 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
89 days
|
156 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
214 days
|
71 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
148 days
|
231 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
320 days
|
89 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
389 days
|
89 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
235 days
|
252 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
76 days
|
155 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
119 days
|
115 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
141 days
|
139 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
231 days
|
79 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
284 days
|
180 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
380 days
|
164 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
179 days
|
412 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
455 days
|
212 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
474 days
|
242 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
470 days
|
318 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
458 days
|
372 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
511 days
|
451 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
595 days
|
695 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
30 days
|
32 days
|
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax |
29 days
|
97 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
117 days
|
41 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
13 days
|
149 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
94 days
|
90 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
104 days
|
85 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
114 days
|
111 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
184 days
|
50 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
143 days
|
92 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
97 days
|
156 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
219 days
|
104 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
243 days
|
89 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
350 days
|
130 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
235 days
|
252 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
257 days
|
351 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Christopher Blackmore | Halifax |
28 days
|
--- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
85 days
|
--- |
| Karen Milford | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
171 days
|
--- |
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
52 days
|
62 days
|
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax |
55 days
|
134 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
25 days
|
240 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
198 days
|
162 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
243 days
|
128 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
358 days
|
62 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
248 days
|
204 days
|
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow |
284 days
|
180 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
380 days
|
164 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
214 days
|
412 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
385 days
|
318 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
474 days
|
243 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
458 days
|
372 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
595 days
|
373 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
828 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
|
--- |
| Karen Milford | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
496 days
|
--- |
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
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.