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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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 descending
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
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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
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
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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 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
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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