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? 84days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 85days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	47 days	53 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	74 days	64 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	107 days	41 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	83 days	74 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	85 days	86 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	77 days	101 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	110 days	77 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	47 days	155 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	181 days	43 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	59 days	191 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	232 days	61 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	250 days	101 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	322 days	77 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	350 days	125 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	142 days	109 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	139 days	137 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	194 days	138 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	109 days	301 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	335 days	168 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	184 days	398 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	487 days	184 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	494 days	193 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	543 days	196 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	511 days	279 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	503 days	303 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	653 days	156 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	589 days	294 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	776 days	378 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	23 days	44 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	34 days	53 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	18 days	75 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	52 days	43 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	66 days	38 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	70 days	34 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	56 days	71 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	106 days	44 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	92 days	62 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	51 days	107 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	93 days	75 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	120 days	55 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	126 days	64 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	64 days	126 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	116 days	83 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	29 days	174 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	117 days	89 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	70 days	140 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	123 days	91 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	163 days	80 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	199 days	59 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	181 days	80 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	187 days	111 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	124 days	182 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	248 days	61 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	309 days	55 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	276 days	102 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	374 days	78 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	438 days	115 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	454 days	213 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	79 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	344 days	---
Allison Keeping	Sydney	15 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	101 days
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	135 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	26 days	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	134 days	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	289 days	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
John Booth	Truro	39 days	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	166 days	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	155 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	92 days	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	---	451 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	843 days	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	21 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	45 days	---
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	20 days	---
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	---	72 days

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	45 days	55 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	77 days	71 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	101 days	84 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	107 days	104 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	135 days	80 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	59 days	188 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	136 days	123 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	150 days	122 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	101 days	185 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	139 days	147 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	119 days	168 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	227 days	80 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	72 days	265 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	141 days	202 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	146 days	197 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	206 days	149 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	78 days	288 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	290 days	218 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	373 days	148 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	392 days	148 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	475 days	102 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	409 days	182 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	184 days	417 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	439 days	251 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	512 days	193 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	726 days	134 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	343 days	553 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	520 days	418 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	929 days	115 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	1261 days	138 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	119 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	439 days	---
Allison Keeping	Sydney	28 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	127 days
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	348 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	41 days	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	222 days	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	371 days	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
John Booth	Truro	51 days	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	194 days	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	194 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	100 days	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	---	601 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	1415 days	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	245 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	67 days	---
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	28 days	---
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	---	97 days

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2023 Jul-Sep	81	463	78	407
2023 Oct-Dec	64	315	106	317
2024 Jan-Mar	64	396	99	310
2024 Apr-Jun	73	462	76	321
2024 Jul-Sep	95	453	96	301
2024 Oct-Dec	84	469	105	339
2025 Jan-Mar	101	484	105	289
2025 Apr-Jun	101	487	73	195
2025 Jul-Sep	84	511	85	291

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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Wait Times Trends

Hernia Repair - Umbilical

Service/Procedure Summary

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