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? 80days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 74days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	48 days	45 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	51 days	60 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	70 days	75 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	111 days	39 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	105 days	49 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	92 days	77 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	105 days	77 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	55 days	157 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	33 days	183 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	154 days	85 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	195 days	94 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	225 days	78 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	247 days	69 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	248 days	70 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	142 days	103 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	129 days	122 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	137 days	115 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	194 days	241 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	113 days	363 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	204 days	276 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	357 days	168 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	475 days	151 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	509 days	151 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	427 days	303 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	562 days	174 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	545 days	206 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	775 days	243 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	816 days	245 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	31 days	29 days
Allison Keeping	Sydney	22 days	40 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	29 days	39 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	22 days	46 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	52 days	41 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	48 days	54 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	64 days	38 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	58 days	47 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	20 days	87 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	61 days	56 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	51 days	68 days
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	68 days	61 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	87 days	42 days
John Booth	Truro	50 days	86 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	105 days	42 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	46 days	104 days
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	108 days	60 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	117 days	63 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	134 days	47 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	116 days	85 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	78 days	125 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	140 days	64 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	111 days	109 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	88 days	141 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	183 days	51 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	19 days	223 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	123 days	125 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	129 days	130 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	209 days	81 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	261 days	69 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	170 days	186 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	371 days	42 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	408 days	159 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	439 days	162 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1485 days	57 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	62 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	354 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	101 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	140 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	19 days	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	262 days	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	136 days	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	120 days
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	---	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	465 days	---
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	44 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Allison Keeping	Sydney	33 days	62 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	47 days	59 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	64 days	90 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	101 days	84 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	105 days	103 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	59 days	153 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	90 days	129 days
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	142 days	78 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	137 days	137 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	204 days	71 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	150 days	135 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	146 days	140 days
John Booth	Truro	93 days	206 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	37 days	293 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	260 days	77 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	136 days	203 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	141 days	202 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	227 days	138 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	188 days	180 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	266 days	125 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	112 days	279 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	358 days	103 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	312 days	184 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	221 days	276 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	373 days	148 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	393 days	145 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	414 days	168 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	496 days	248 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	509 days	239 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	615 days	294 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	1012 days	157 days
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	971 days	234 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	1158 days	211 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1513 days	78 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	1744 days	105 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	119 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	470 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	127 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	168 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	41 days	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	1142 days	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	194 days	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	194 days
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	---	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	542 days	---
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	134 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2023 Oct-Dec	65	315	106	317
2024 Jan-Mar	64	390	99	310
2024 Apr-Jun	73	462	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	103	487	73	195
2025 Jul-Sep	78	512	85	291
2025 Oct-Dec	80	436	74	233

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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