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? 89days

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

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	33 days	53 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	44 days	58 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	61 days	56 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	50 days	76 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	73 days	78 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	173 days	59 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	163 days	80 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	104 days	147 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	146 days	110 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	26 days	284 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	262 days	107 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	314 days	100 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	406 days	95 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	396 days	264 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	139 days	110 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	127 days	164 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	112 days	195 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	102 days	284 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	71 days	440 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	458 days	196 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	495 days	233 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	457 days	276 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	530 days	247 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	596 days	183 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	564 days	235 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	532 days	288 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	614 days	373 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	541 days	693 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	37 days	17 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	25 days	39 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	32 days	34 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	26 days	47 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	48 days	62 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	30 days	88 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	84 days	52 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	54 days	87 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	66 days	81 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	91 days	73 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	86 days	100 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	120 days	69 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	73 days	120 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	80 days	153 days
John Booth	Truro	41 days	205 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	248 days	85 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	159 days	202 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	228 days	134 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	275 days	103 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	27 days	370 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	270 days	136 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	186 days	241 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	395 days	77 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	391 days	115 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	468 days	85 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	421 days	188 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	517 days	95 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	986 days	46 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	115 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	274 days	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	207 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	63 days	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	262 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	184 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	47 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	37 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	72 days	---
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	65 days	---
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	---	330 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	46 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	114 days	---
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	---	17 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	55 days	48 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	77 days	43 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	73 days	75 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	90 days	114 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	85 days	167 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	178 days	86 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	90 days	183 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	139 days	164 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	106 days	203 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	128 days	235 days
John Booth	Truro	54 days	342 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	253 days	151 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	120 days	288 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	343 days	94 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	118 days	334 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	310 days	194 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	327 days	224 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	479 days	149 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	89 days	580 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	379 days	307 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	312 days	380 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	543 days	152 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	573 days	176 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	520 days	337 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	634 days	235 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	614 days	548 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	883 days	693 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1539 days	52 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	213 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	425 days	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	373 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	117 days	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	619 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	345 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	89 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	206 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	128 days	---
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	564 days	---
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	---	898 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	96 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	530 days	---
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	---	73 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2022 Oct-Dec	82	457	98	293
2023 Jan-Mar	89	392	79	351
2023 Apr-Jun	66	302	94	363
2023 Jul-Sep	84	463	78	407
2023 Oct-Dec	64	315	106	317
2024 Jan-Mar	64	410	99	310
2024 Apr-Jun	72	473	76	321
2024 Jul-Sep	94	436	96	301
2024 Oct-Dec	89	518	105	339

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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Wait Times by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

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