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? 97days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 72days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	53 days	53 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	79 days	48 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	107 days	44 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	84 days	83 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	94 days	76 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	51 days	134 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	77 days	115 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	89 days	108 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	171 days	76 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	179 days	80 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	61 days	244 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	321 days	102 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	388 days	56 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	421 days	130 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	141 days	137 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	173 days	156 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	121 days	233 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	195 days	168 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	167 days	197 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	176 days	419 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	436 days	206 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	510 days	167 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	495 days	193 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	433 days	286 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	548 days	204 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	746 days	410 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	728 days	484 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	26 days	23 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	18 days	59 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	58 days	27 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	34 days	59 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	60 days	34 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	55 days	74 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	72 days	61 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	103 days	39 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	79 days	75 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	116 days	40 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	107 days	57 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	120 days	50 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	108 days	73 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	104 days	89 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	78 days	120 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	49 days	149 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	141 days	59 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	100 days	106 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	161 days	58 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	73 days	153 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	175 days	78 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	189 days	93 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	257 days	39 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	216 days	120 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	90 days	307 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	357 days	55 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	306 days	115 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	292 days	136 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	321 days	116 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	395 days	83 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	470 days	103 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	589 days	77 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	471 days	199 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	86 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	159 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	56 days	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	232 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	316 days	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
John Booth	Truro	---	170 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	---	227 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	888 days	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	23 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	40 days	---
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	24 days	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	45 days	41 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	77 days	71 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	48 days	116 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	71 days	104 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	107 days	110 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	146 days	83 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	141 days	135 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	119 days	168 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	112 days	185 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	85 days	216 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	227 days	77 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	217 days	97 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	128 days	194 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	206 days	125 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	153 days	204 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	171 days	202 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	99 days	286 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	343 days	94 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	283 days	159 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	373 days	151 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	421 days	124 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	412 days	133 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	401 days	173 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	184 days	440 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	564 days	80 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	352 days	293 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	610 days	193 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	726 days	134 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	720 days	217 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	608 days	418 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	929 days	171 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	883 days	379 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	776 days	671 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	119 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	213 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	101 days	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	348 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	373 days	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
John Booth	Truro	---	216 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	---	480 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	1415 days	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	46 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	53 days	---
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	33 days	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2023 Apr-Jun	68	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	72	462	76	321
2024 Jul-Sep	92	452	96	301
2024 Oct-Dec	84	454	105	339
2025 Jan-Mar	101	498	105	289
2025 Apr-Jun	97	495	72	195

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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