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? 87days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 93days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	49 days	38 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	51 days	51 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	62 days	57 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	64 days	74 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	89 days	68 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	131 days	43 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	126 days	71 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	100 days	125 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	72 days	157 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	36 days	206 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	125 days	123 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	299 days	86 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	259 days	130 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	77 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	169 days	102 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	255 days	141 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	213 days	219 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	111 days	341 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	160 days	315 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	204 days	272 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	409 days	114 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	408 days	225 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	576 days	141 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	394 days	331 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	615 days	174 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	669 days	258 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	813 days	286 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	86 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	20 days	46 days
Allison Keeping	Sydney	30 days	57 days
Lior Flor	Sydney	60 days	31 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	53 days	39 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	51 days	41 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	46 days	50 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	46 days	70 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	70 days	49 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	87 days	37 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	60 days	65 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	62 days	65 days
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	89 days	41 days
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	77 days	54 days
John Booth	Truro	69 days	73 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	67 days	77 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	132 days	40 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	17 days	161 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	30 days	152 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	98 days	99 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	47 days	152 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	111 days	98 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	57 days	153 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	74 days	154 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	103 days	127 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	164 days	87 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	183 days	71 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	138 days	125 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	169 days	98 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	118 days	162 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	19 days	261 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	67 days	226 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	128 days	179 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	264 days	60 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	392 days	47 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	251 days	220 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	355 days	235 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	466 days	137 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	282 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	58 days	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	125 days	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	---	---
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	259 days	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	---	---
Mooyad Ahmed	New Glasgow	6 days	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	492 days	---
Samuel Minor	Halifax	260 days	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	77 days	52 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	86 days	43 days
Lior Flor	Sydney	85 days	55 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	136 days	59 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	135 days	78 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	134 days	84 days
Allison Keeping	Sydney	112 days	126 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	65 days	188 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	124 days	130 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	112 days	160 days
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	199 days	78 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	185 days	97 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	175 days	111 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	160 days	137 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	41 days	272 days
John Booth	Truro	110 days	206 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	134 days	201 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	37 days	314 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	120 days	244 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	127 days	253 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	136 days	250 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	168 days	237 days
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	161 days	250 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	285 days	133 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	229 days	219 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	150 days	315 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	409 days	114 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	421 days	219 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	500 days	148 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	428 days	291 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	615 days	116 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	436 days	329 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	449 days	348 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	701 days	341 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	1142 days	174 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	1298 days	199 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	2243 days	189 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	325 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	91 days	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	156 days	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	---	---
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	393 days	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	---	---
Mooyad Ahmed	New Glasgow	16 days	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	542 days	---
Samuel Minor	Halifax	385 days	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2024 Apr-Jun	73	457	76	321
2024 Jul-Sep	96	453	96	301
2024 Oct-Dec	85	520	105	339
2025 Jan-Mar	103	484	104	289
2025 Apr-Jun	101	485	73	195
2025 Jul-Sep	78	512	85	291
2025 Oct-Dec	79	417	74	233
2026 Jan-Mar	99	345	78	272
2026 Apr-Jun	87	405	93	282

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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