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Hernia Repair (Pediatric)

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.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
69 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
146 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
64 days
146 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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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
IWK Health Centre
21 days
75 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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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: 
December 1 - February 29 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
64 days
143 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
48 days
156 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
33 days
162 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
65 days
198 days

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
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
14 days
78 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
20 days
84 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
16 days
90 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
11 days
100 days

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: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Next Update: 
April 2020
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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