Hernia Repair - Umbilical | Nova Scotia Wait Time Information

Service/Procedure Summary

Repair of a hernia in the abdomen. More common in small children. A hernia occurs when a piece of an organ sticks through the wall that should normally contain it.

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 78days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 74days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	47 days	48 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	61 days	61 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	72 days	74 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	103 days	44 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	85 days	78 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	110 days	78 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	36 days	175 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	59 days	163 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	157 days	94 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	217 days	43 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	206 days	92 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	248 days	54 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	258 days	94 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	257 days	105 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	107 days	104 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	137 days	116 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	183 days	204 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	121 days	301 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	357 days	168 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	373 days	196 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	204 days	398 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	494 days	193 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	545 days	193 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	495 days	245 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	653 days	156 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	466 days	480 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	694 days	294 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	874 days	248 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	31 days	28 days
Allison Keeping	Sydney	21 days	46 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	25 days	45 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	34 days	42 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	18 days	75 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	54 days	42 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	46 days	53 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	66 days	36 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	55 days	47 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	72 days	34 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	64 days	57 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	51 days	71 days
John Booth	Truro	45 days	87 days
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	77 days	61 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	105 days	44 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	50 days	100 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	120 days	52 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	67 days	125 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	116 days	83 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	119 days	80 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	111 days	103 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	20 days	209 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	171 days	64 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	123 days	125 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	125 days	156 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	239 days	52 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	186 days	116 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	257 days	48 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	248 days	91 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	289 days	83 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	323 days	75 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	371 days	55 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	484 days	45 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	427 days	133 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	428 days	171 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	515 days	193 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	465 days	480 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1488 days	57 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	344 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	101 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	68 days	---
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	140 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	136 days	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	139 days
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	---	---
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	---	69 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	47 days	55 days
Allison Keeping	Sydney	47 days	62 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	64 days	55 days
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	100 days	74 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	101 days	84 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	105 days	104 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	59 days	153 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	90 days	129 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	136 days	123 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	128 days	140 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	137 days	137 days
John Booth	Truro	69 days	206 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	204 days	71 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	150 days	135 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	154 days	138 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	260 days	77 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	141 days	202 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	69 days	293 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	108 days	258 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	188 days	185 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	249 days	132 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	206 days	206 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	358 days	114 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	373 days	150 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	392 days	151 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	374 days	184 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	221 days	398 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	414 days	251 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	509 days	235 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	701 days	134 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	615 days	348 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	608 days	410 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	1012 days	115 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	542 days	601 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	1142 days	174 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	1211 days	329 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1513 days	78 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	1744 days	79 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	439 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	127 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	934 days	---
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	168 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	194 days	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	194 days
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	---	---
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	---	553 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2023 Oct-Dec	65	315	106	317
2024 Jan-Mar	63	390	99	310
2024 Apr-Jun	73	462	76	321
2024 Jul-Sep	96	453	96	301
2024 Oct-Dec	84	520	105	339
2025 Jan-Mar	103	484	104	289
2025 Apr-Jun	103	495	73	195
2025 Jul-Sep	78	511	85	291
2025 Oct-Dec	78	413	74	233

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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Hernia Repair - Umbilical

Service/Procedure Summary

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Hernia Repair - Umbilical

Service/Procedure Summary

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