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
50%
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre | --- |
78 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
14 days
|
228 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
38 days
|
50 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
172 days
|
117 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility |
26 days
|
--- |
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
116 days
|
114 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
21 days
|
76 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
156 days
|
149 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
103 days
|
52 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
27 days
|
63 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
89 days
|
121 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
126 days
|
143 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
31 days
|
34 days
|
90%
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre | --- |
118 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
40 days
|
328 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
173 days
|
125 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
468 days
|
242 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility |
55 days
|
--- |
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
480 days
|
254 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
45 days
|
170 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
407 days
|
452 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
647 days
|
116 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
57 days
|
404 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
176 days
|
173 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
539 days
|
252 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
91 days
|
72 days
|
Wait Times by Surgeon
50%
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
21 days
|
145 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
15 days
|
155 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
44 days
|
59 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Bridgewater |
50 days
|
46 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
179 days
|
125 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
273 days
|
143 days
|
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
375 days
|
--- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
97 days
|
158 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville | --- |
380 days
|
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
187 days
|
46 days
|
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Chakshu Sharma | New Glasgow |
88 days
|
49 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
27 days
|
100 days
|
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
89 days
|
121 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
31 days
|
47 days
|
| Oleg Lefel | Yarmouth |
50 days
|
--- |
90%
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
40 days
|
316 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
42 days
|
325 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
57 days
|
135 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Bridgewater |
217 days
|
67 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
446 days
|
178 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
520 days
|
269 days
|
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
435 days
|
--- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
271 days
|
252 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville | --- |
469 days
|
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
281 days
|
219 days
|
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Chakshu Sharma | New Glasgow |
647 days
|
106 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
57 days
|
156 days
|
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
176 days
|
173 days
|
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
92 days
|
72 days
|
| Oleg Lefel | Yarmouth |
89 days
|
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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.