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? 101days

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	56 days	56 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	69 days	56 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	63 days	72 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	106 days	52 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	98 days	75 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	54 days	122 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	85 days	93 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	85 days	124 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	201 days	68 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	222 days	77 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	59 days	260 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	314 days	102 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	371 days	57 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	320 days	144 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	139 days	109 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	144 days	137 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	119 days	168 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	173 days	156 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	121 days	233 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	167 days	204 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	184 days	440 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	510 days	165 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	453 days	226 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	494 days	193 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	433 days	286 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	543 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	23 days	23 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	20 days	50 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	58 days	27 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	60 days	34 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	33 days	67 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	39 days	61 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	57 days	76 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	102 days	45 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	116 days	49 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	120 days	46 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	50 days	121 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	79 days	100 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	120 days	59 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	100 days	87 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	108 days	81 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	72 days	120 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	107 days	114 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	74 days	153 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	186 days	73 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	203 days	64 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	257 days	39 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	208 days	93 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	216 days	120 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	279 days	115 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	89 days	307 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	263 days	136 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	357 days	75 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	321 days	116 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	388 days	83 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	480 days	109 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	589 days	77 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	475 days	199 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	843 days	326 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	86 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	106 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	233 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	289 days	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
John Booth	Truro	---	170 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	---	203 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	23 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	40 days	---
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	45 days	41 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	48 days	113 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	86 days	97 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	107 days	110 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	204 days	71 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	141 days	137 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	85 days	202 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	112 days	185 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	206 days	91 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	71 days	244 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	128 days	194 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	146 days	190 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	227 days	134 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	171 days	202 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	99 days	288 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
Samuel Minor	Halifax	401 days	173 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	453 days	133 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	564 days	80 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	352 days	293 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	159 days	548 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	221 days	580 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
Clay K Butler	Sydney	776 days	671 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	883 days	693 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	1158 days	898 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	119 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	168 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	348 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	373 days	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
John Booth	Truro	---	216 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	---	241 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	46 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	53 days	---
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	---	---

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	85	469	105	339
2025 Jan-Mar	100	484	105	289
2025 Apr-Jun	101	487	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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Wait Times by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

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