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.
Wait times
50th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
50 days
|
48 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
71 days
|
57 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility |
93 days
|
38 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
66 days
|
74 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
85 days
|
66 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
103 days
|
52 days
|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
105 days
|
77 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
63 days
|
135 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
94 days
|
113 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
126 days
|
84 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
36 days
|
224 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
181 days
|
122 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
243 days
|
68 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
261 days
|
114 days
|
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital |
129 days
|
86 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
169 days
|
102 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
185 days
|
122 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
173 days
|
292 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
126 days
|
363 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
358 days
|
133 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
357 days
|
141 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
238 days
|
272 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
392 days
|
225 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
436 days
|
219 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility |
615 days
|
131 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
420 days
|
416 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
765 days
|
248 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
1043 days
|
225 days
|
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Stoddart | Bridgewater |
20 days
|
46 days
|
| Allison Keeping | Sydney |
25 days
|
54 days
|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
36 days
|
50 days
|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst |
54 days
|
42 days
|
| Christopher Murphy | Yarmouth |
58 days
|
40 days
|
| David MacFarlane | Kentville |
44 days
|
63 days
|
| John L Murdoch | Dartmouth |
57 days
|
51 days
|
| Kevin Johnson | Bridgewater |
73 days
|
41 days
|
| Casey Armstrong | Kentville |
89 days
|
26 days
|
| Benjamin Heisler | Kentville |
18 days
|
105 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
87 days
|
37 days
|
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst |
59 days
|
71 days
|
| John Booth | Truro |
69 days
|
75 days
|
| Maria Pilar Iskra Marco | Amherst |
91 days
|
56 days
|
| Krista de Boer | Antigonish |
44 days
|
111 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
132 days
|
44 days
|
| Warren W Shih | Dartmouth |
85 days
|
99 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
89 days
|
110 days
|
| Stephanie Hiebert | Halifax |
67 days
|
135 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
58 days
|
148 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
129 days
|
117 days
|
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow |
183 days
|
72 days
|
| Stephanie Lapierre | Sydney |
175 days
|
88 days
|
| Karen Milford | Halifax |
104 days
|
164 days
|
| Jane Watson-Jessome | Windsor |
227 days
|
51 days
|
| Martin Dzierzanowski | Truro |
19 days
|
264 days
|
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax |
65 days
|
239 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
269 days
|
63 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
392 days
|
46 days
|
| Alison Archibald | Sydney |
412 days
|
60 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
288 days
|
193 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
356 days
|
186 days
|
| Alicia Lamey | Sydney |
379 days
|
175 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
435 days
|
308 days
|
| Leszek J Wasilewski | Dartmouth |
1486 days
|
44 days
|
| Adam Southcott | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- |
117 days
|
| Boris Gala Lopez | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow | --- |
102 days
|
| Christopher Blackmore | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Dafydd Alexander Davies | Halifax |
61 days
|
--- |
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
33 days
|
--- |
| Gregory Knapp | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Heather Poushay | Sydney |
172 days
|
--- |
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Kieron McGibney | Truro |
111 days
|
--- |
| Lior Flor | Sydney | --- |
24 days
|
| Lucy K Helyer | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
450 days
|
--- |
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Murphy | Yarmouth |
103 days
|
52 days
|
| Kevin Johnson | Bridgewater |
86 days
|
71 days
|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
71 days
|
97 days
|
| Allison Keeping | Sydney |
47 days
|
125 days
|
| Todd Stoddart | Bridgewater |
136 days
|
59 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
135 days
|
78 days
|
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst |
134 days
|
84 days
|
| Krista de Boer | Antigonish |
65 days
|
153 days
|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst |
131 days
|
111 days
|
| John L Murdoch | Dartmouth |
131 days
|
125 days
|
| Maria Pilar Iskra Marco | Amherst |
169 days
|
92 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
134 days
|
147 days
|
| Stephanie Hiebert | Halifax |
90 days
|
212 days
|
| John Booth | Truro |
111 days
|
206 days
|
| David MacFarlane | Kentville |
188 days
|
133 days
|
| Martin Dzierzanowski | Truro |
34 days
|
314 days
|
| Warren W Shih | Dartmouth |
115 days
|
258 days
|
| Benjamin Heisler | Kentville |
161 days
|
250 days
|
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax |
173 days
|
253 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
238 days
|
237 days
|
| Karen Milford | Halifax |
166 days
|
315 days
|
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow |
409 days
|
114 days
|
| Jane Watson-Jessome | Windsor |
393 days
|
159 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
439 days
|
130 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
421 days
|
190 days
|
| Stephanie Lapierre | Sydney |
320 days
|
341 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
615 days
|
107 days
|
| Alicia Lamey | Sydney |
484 days
|
279 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
449 days
|
348 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro |
470 days
|
376 days
|
| Casey Armstrong | Kentville |
971 days
|
74 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
843 days
|
329 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
1298 days
|
199 days
|
| Leszek J Wasilewski | Dartmouth |
1513 days
|
78 days
|
| Alison Archibald | Sydney |
2243 days
|
189 days
|
| Adam Southcott | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- |
133 days
|
| Boris Gala Lopez | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow | --- |
148 days
|
| Christopher Blackmore | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Dafydd Alexander Davies | Halifax |
122 days
|
--- |
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
41 days
|
--- |
| Gregory Knapp | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Heather Poushay | Sydney |
1142 days
|
--- |
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Kieron McGibney | Truro |
124 days
|
--- |
| Lior Flor | Sydney | --- |
34 days
|
| Lucy K Helyer | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
542 days
|
--- |
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
Wait Times Trends
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.