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Hernia Repair - Laparoscopic Ventral

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. 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 ?
157 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
209 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
321 days
45 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
119 days
164 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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209 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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492 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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 descending
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
54 days
38 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
17 days
115 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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147 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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192 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
84 days
45 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Christopher Murphy
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
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
60 days
31 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
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Christopher Murphy
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: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Next Update: 
September 2019
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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