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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 ?
298 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
402 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
147 days
60 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
409 days
116 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
112 days
127 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
201 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
203 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
188 days
243 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
394 days
287 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
297 days
389 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
57 days
402 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
314 days
736 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
54 days
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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 Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
24 days
18 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
91 days
71 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
83 days
80 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
102 days
88 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
59 days
98 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
122 days
125 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
150 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
151 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
26 days
188 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
211 days
204 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
36 days
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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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
158 days
42 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
112 days
127 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
392 days
137 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
237 days
169 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
621 days
201 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
232 days
225 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
203 days
240 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
483 days
287 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
58 days
402 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
314 days
799 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
295 days
939 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
54 days
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
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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 Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
97 days
16 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
17 days
56 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
83 days
80 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
146 days
86 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
250 days
98 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
129 days
105 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
178 days
115 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
364 days
123 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
26 days
158 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
155 days
161 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
223 days
374 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
36 days
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
---
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
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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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 2020
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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