Service/Procedure Summary

Pediatric patients are under 16 years old. This surgery repairs a hernia in any area other than the location of an incision from a previous surgery. A hernia occurs when a piece of an organ sticks through the wall that should normally contain it. See "Hernia Repair - Incisional" for the wait times for incisional hernia repair.

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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
104 days
189 days

50%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
56 days
61 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
97 days
165 days
Halifax
78 days
181 days
Halifax
89 days
176 days
Halifax
83 days
176 days
Halifax
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50%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
51 days
50 days
Halifax
49 days
72 days
Halifax
45 days
58 days
Halifax
56 days
64 days
Halifax
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