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? 93days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 96days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	16 days	62 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	42 days	50 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	41 days	60 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	42 days	83 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	66 days	76 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	88 days	78 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	108 days	58 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	166 days	113 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	104 days	191 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	25 days	274 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	204 days	111 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	274 days	68 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	271 days	94 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	400 days	258 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	106 days	130 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	97 days	147 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	90 days	195 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	128 days	317 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	373 days	183 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	440 days	151 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	70 days	524 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	409 days	233 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	473 days	286 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	457 days	351 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	564 days	305 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	386 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	19 days	20 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	23 days	36 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	40 days	34 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	19 days	57 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	28 days	48 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	26 days	61 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	43 days	50 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	37 days	62 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	48 days	76 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	60 days	68 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	53 days	81 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	13 days	123 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	41 days	96 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	69 days	69 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	64 days	98 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	76 days	93 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	83 days	100 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	100 days	99 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	86 days	134 days
John Booth	Truro	46 days	205 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	211 days	54 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	19 days	273 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	123 days	171 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	260 days	62 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	262 days	85 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	257 days	139 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	373 days	66 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	341 days	121 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	406 days	132 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	390 days	194 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	512 days	247 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	801 days	48 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	128 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	---	---
Casey Armstrong	Bridgewater	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	235 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	239 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	141 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	62 days	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	15 days	---
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	112 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	110 days	---
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	---	405 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	76 days

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	27 days	43 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	68 days	48 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	42 days	81 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	73 days	68 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	50 days	109 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	64 days	96 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	96 days	87 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	97 days	103 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	106 days	105 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	76 days	164 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	90 days	175 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	90 days	181 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	85 days	241 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	16 days	317 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	105 days	244 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	291 days	96 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	253 days	151 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	118 days	334 days
John Booth	Truro	87 days	366 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	30 days	426 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	203 days	286 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	322 days	209 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	427 days	142 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	427 days	152 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	335 days	249 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	462 days	238 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	532 days	199 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	564 days	198 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	600 days	305 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	731 days	266 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	---	400 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	604 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	548 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	423 days	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	32 days	---
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	674 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	312 days	---
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	---	883 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	121 days

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2022 Jul-Sep	50	300	97	377
2022 Oct-Dec	82	457	98	293
2023 Jan-Mar	89	392	79	351
2023 Apr-Jun	65	302	94	363
2023 Jul-Sep	84	470	78	407
2023 Oct-Dec	65	315	106	317
2024 Jan-Mar	64	351	99	310
2024 Apr-Jun	71	473	76	321
2024 Jul-Sep	93	453	96	301

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 by Surgeon

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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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