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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
398 days
680 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
88 days
127 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
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Scott Livingstone
Halifax
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Trevor J Topp
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 Timesort descending
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
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Scott Livingstone
Halifax
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Trevor J Topp
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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 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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