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Hernia Repair - Laparoscopic Umbilical

Service/Procedure Summary

Repair of a hernia in the abdomen using a special small camera called a laparoscope that is inserted into the body through a small incision called a port. More common in small children. 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 ?
483 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
225 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
88 days
94 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
435 days
152 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
540 days
190 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
77 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
499 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 Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
19 days
51 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
260 days
118 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
413 days
137 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
63 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
167 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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
539 days
226 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
88 days
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
77 days
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Richard Spence
Halifax
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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 Time
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
426 days
118 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
18 days
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
63 days
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Richard Spence
Halifax
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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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 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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