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? 103days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 105days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	54 days	56 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	42 days	68 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	53 days	66 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	89 days	70 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	54 days	117 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	96 days	77 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	90 days	115 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	105 days	126 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	187 days	75 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	203 days	80 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	43 days	268 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	321 days	113 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	406 days	55 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	315 days	232 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	106 days	109 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	117 days	141 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	144 days	145 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	103 days	216 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	71 days	440 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	510 days	167 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	452 days	226 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	494 days	193 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	434 days	286 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	548 days	211 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	530 days	247 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	474 days	334 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	746 days	233 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	775 days	521 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	41 days	19 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	28 days	54 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	33 days	75 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	65 days	46 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	39 days	72 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	85 days	44 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	57 days	74 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	54 days	97 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	114 days	41 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	99 days	62 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	90 days	73 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	97 days	73 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	79 days	100 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	72 days	117 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	106 days	84 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	87 days	113 days
John Booth	Truro	34 days	191 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	77 days	155 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	107 days	128 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	146 days	135 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	177 days	119 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	247 days	81 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	240 days	111 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	249 days	111 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	274 days	93 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	50 days	321 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	388 days	68 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	406 days	72 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	321 days	204 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	494 days	124 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	589 days	52 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	461 days	266 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	425 days	326 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	159 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	60 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	106 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	233 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	36 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	46 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	---	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	23 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	39 days	---
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	24 days	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	77 days	71 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	48 days	113 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	86 days	97 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	106 days	110 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	85 days	187 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	112 days	185 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	206 days	91 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	128 days	175 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	141 days	164 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	63 days	244 days
John Booth	Truro	54 days	317 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	171 days	202 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	119 days	286 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	343 days	94 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	118 days	334 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	126 days	373 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	310 days	194 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	373 days	151 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	457 days	133 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	401 days	209 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	564 days	80 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	82 days	580 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	543 days	124 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	428 days	307 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	573 days	171 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	610 days	235 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	726 days	134 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	614 days	288 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	720 days	217 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	608 days	418 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	883 days	379 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	776 days	521 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	1034 days	898 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	213 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	93 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	168 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	348 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	206 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	52 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	---	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	96 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	45 days	---
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	83 days	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2023 Jan-Mar	90	392	79	351
2023 Apr-Jun	65	302	94	363
2023 Jul-Sep	84	463	78	407
2023 Oct-Dec	64	315	106	317
2024 Jan-Mar	64	390	99	310
2024 Apr-Jun	70	462	76	321
2024 Jul-Sep	90	452	96	301
2024 Oct-Dec	85	439	105	339
2025 Jan-Mar	103	494	105	289

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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90th

Wait Times by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

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