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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 ?
477 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
270 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
10 days
129 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
43 days
328 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
63 days
147 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
84 days
171 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
90 days
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
105 days
120 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
303 days
309 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
482 days
321 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
510 days
266 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
530 days
163 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
542 days
210 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
8 days
77 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
13 days
106 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
28 days
75 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
31 days
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
31 days
23 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
41 days
79 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
82 days
116 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
103 days
199 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
117 days
58 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
139 days
90 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
437 days
168 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
27 days
121 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
49 days
328 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
59 days
323 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
63 days
70 days
Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
63 days
146 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
70 days
113 days
Ahmed Jad
Truro
90 days
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
108 days
171 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
112 days
118 days
Richard Spence
Halifax
146 days
229 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
244 days
260 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
298 days
163 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
542 days
265 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
568 days
261 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
10 days
111 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
13 days
61 days
Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
16 days
83 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
29 days
72 days
Ahmed Jad
Truro
31 days
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
36 days
21 days
Richard Spence
Halifax
36 days
84 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
40 days
78 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
54 days
289 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
61 days
67 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
80 days
113 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
160 days
67 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
301 days
205 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
457 days
159 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
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.

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