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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort ascending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
287 days
1182 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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333 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
60 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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 ascending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
272 days
519 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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148 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
28 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort ascending
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
272 days
1182 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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242 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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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 ascending
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
217 days
726 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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144 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
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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