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? 66days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 76days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	16 days	62 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	27 days	56 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	48 days	49 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	41 days	63 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	40 days	83 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	59 days	78 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	90 days	78 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	20 days	253 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	168 days	113 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	111 days	199 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	253 days	96 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	270 days	111 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	320 days	62 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	373 days	262 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	118 days	130 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	79 days	192 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	145 days	164 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	128 days	286 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	79 days	426 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	351 days	183 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	458 days	145 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	495 days	217 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	515 days	291 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	565 days	287 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	460 days	459 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	530 days	401 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	614 days	373 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	748 days	604 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	19 days	20 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	25 days	36 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	40 days	30 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	35 days	48 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	43 days	50 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	36 days	58 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	49 days	47 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	13 days	103 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	52 days	72 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	41 days	84 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	47 days	86 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	53 days	83 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	87 days	64 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	53 days	99 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	82 days	92 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	98 days	93 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	167 days	55 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	19 days	230 days
John Booth	Truro	50 days	205 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	102 days	162 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	201 days	76 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	226 days	85 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	158 days	155 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	251 days	76 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	355 days	55 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	292 days	150 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	340 days	132 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	356 days	122 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	390 days	186 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	539 days	247 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	801 days	50 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	132 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	---	---
Casey Armstrong	Bridgewater	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	293 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	289 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	151 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	50 days	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	57 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	134 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	67 days	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	112 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	94 days	---
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	---	405 days

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	27 days	43 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	55 days	48 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	48 days	97 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	73 days	75 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	64 days	96 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	78 days	100 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	118 days	105 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	71 days	164 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	86 days	175 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	90 days	181 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	185 days	103 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	16 days	317 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	105 days	244 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	187 days	198 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	291 days	138 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	30 days	401 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	118 days	334 days
John Booth	Truro	87 days	366 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	225 days	286 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	315 days	260 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	458 days	120 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	427 days	152 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	335 days	249 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	530 days	121 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	427 days	235 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	551 days	199 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	600 days	305 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	731 days	197 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	479 days	491 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	885 days	693 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1539 days	68 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	242 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	---	---
Casey Armstrong	Bridgewater	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	404 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	610 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	288 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	290 days	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	81 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	264 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	94 days	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	674 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	144 days	---
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	---	883 days

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2022 Apr-Jun	71	251	99	330
2022 Jul-Sep	50	300	97	377
2022 Oct-Dec	82	457	98	293
2023 Jan-Mar	90	392	79	351
2023 Apr-Jun	65	302	94	363
2023 Jul-Sep	84	463	78	407
2023 Oct-Dec	70	325	106	317
2024 Jan-Mar	65	396	99	310
2024 Apr-Jun	66	479	76	321

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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Wait Times by Surgeon

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