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 50% of people served within? 48days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 102days

Wait times

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 31
days
34
days
Windsor Hants Community Hospital 126
days
143
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 89
days
121
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 27
days
63
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital 103
days
52
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 156
days
149
days
Inverness Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital 21
days
76
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 116
days
114
days
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility 26
days
---
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 172
days
117
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 38
days
50
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 14
days
228
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- 78
days

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 91
days
72
days
Windsor Hants Community Hospital 539
days
252
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 176
days
173
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 57
days
404
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital 647
days
116
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 407
days
452
days
Inverness Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital 45
days
170
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 480
days
254
days
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility 55
days
---
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 468
days
242
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 173
days
125
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 40
days
328
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- 118
days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth 50
days
---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth 31
days
47
days
Ahmed Jad Truro 89
days
121
days
Clay K Butler Sydney --- ---
Eileen Roach Sydney 27
days
100
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow --- ---
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow 88
days
49
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville --- 380
days
F Donald Clark Kentville --- ---
Paul Yaffe Kentville 187
days
46
days
Richard Spence Halifax 97
days
158
days
Samuel Minor Halifax 375
days
---
Scott Livingstone Halifax --- ---
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 273
days
143
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth --- ---
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 179
days
125
days
Rhys Kavanagh Bridgewater 50
days
46
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 44
days
59
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 21
days
145
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 15
days
155
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst --- ---

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth 89
days
---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth 92
days
72
days
Ahmed Jad Truro 176
days
173
days
Clay K Butler Sydney --- ---
Eileen Roach Sydney 57
days
156
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow --- ---
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow 647
days
106
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville --- 469
days
F Donald Clark Kentville --- ---
Paul Yaffe Kentville 281
days
219
days
Richard Spence Halifax 271
days
252
days
Samuel Minor Halifax 435
days
---
Scott Livingstone Halifax --- ---
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 520
days
269
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth --- ---
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 446
days
178
days
Rhys Kavanagh Bridgewater 217
days
67
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 57
days
135
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 40
days
316
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 42
days
325
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst --- ---

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.