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.
Wait Times
90%
Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time |
Surgery Wait Time![]() |
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Halifax |
IWK Health Centre |
85 days |
177 days |
50%
Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time |
Surgery Wait Time![]() |
---|---|---|---|
Halifax |
IWK Health Centre |
49 days |
72 days |
Wait Times by Surgeon
90%
Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time |
Surgery Wait Time![]() |
---|---|---|---|
Halifax |
100 days |
158 days |
|
Halifax |
102 days |
181 days |
|
Halifax |
83 days |
191 days |
|
Halifax |
111 days |
267 days |
50%
Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time |
Surgery Wait Time![]() |
---|---|---|---|
Halifax |
53 days |
67 days |
|
Halifax |
55 days |
67 days |
|
Halifax |
63 days |
85 days |
|
Halifax |
49 days |
86 days |