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? 105days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 78days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	50 days	45 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	49 days	57 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	93 days	39 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	75 days	74 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	94 days	69 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	105 days	77 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	103 days	87 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	59 days	157 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	31 days	195 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	149 days	101 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	171 days	89 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	223 days	50 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	234 days	90 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	277 days	73 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	129 days	86 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	142 days	102 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	137 days	115 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	194 days	253 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	113 days	341 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	204 days	276 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	358 days	151 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	357 days	168 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	408 days	193 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	484 days	131 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	487 days	203 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	439 days	545 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	765 days	232 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	816 days	225 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Nabil Nader	Amherst	25 days	42 days
Allison Keeping	Sydney	22 days	46 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	22 days	46 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	36 days	41 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	54 days	41 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	18 days	82 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	50 days	56 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	61 days	51 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	87 days	42 days
John Booth	Truro	51 days	82 days
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	77 days	56 days
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	109 days	33 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	50 days	107 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	119 days	51 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	80 days	99 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	105 days	75 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	139 days	56 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	70 days	140 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	84 days	141 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	144 days	91 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	191 days	48 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	130 days	125 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	171 days	85 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	19 days	264 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	250 days	44 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	269 days	63 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	165 days	186 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	371 days	39 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	366 days	189 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	418 days	160 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1485 days	44 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	62 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	---	108 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	68 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	85 days	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	26 days	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	316 days	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	98 days	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	164 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	---
Lior Flor	Sydney	---	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	492 days	---
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	47 days	59 days
Allison Keeping	Sydney	33 days	78 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	71 days	90 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	59 days	153 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	105 days	111 days
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	142 days	92 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	103 days	168 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	204 days	71 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	137 days	147 days
John Booth	Truro	110 days	206 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	260 days	78 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	136 days	203 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	37 days	314 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	188 days	180 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	266 days	125 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	113 days	279 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	237 days	184 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	307 days	148 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	358 days	114 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	221 days	276 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	393 days	145 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	414 days	162 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	615 days	116 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	496 days	248 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	701 days	124 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	488 days	348 days
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	971 days	74 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	1012 days	157 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	1158 days	211 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1513 days	78 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	1744 days	132 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	119 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	---	136 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	84 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	128 days	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	41 days	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	1142 days	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	227 days	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	282 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	---
Lior Flor	Sydney	---	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	542 days	---
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2024 Jan-Mar	64	390	99	310
2024 Apr-Jun	73	462	76	321
2024 Jul-Sep	96	453	96	301
2024 Oct-Dec	87	543	105	339
2025 Jan-Mar	104	484	104	289
2025 Apr-Jun	101	487	73	195
2025 Jul-Sep	76	512	85	291
2025 Oct-Dec	83	436	74	233
2026 Jan-Mar	105	345	78	272

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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