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? 77days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 86days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	51 days	53 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	68 days	61 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	107 days	44 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	83 days	75 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	78 days	92 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	91 days	93 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	84 days	101 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	51 days	155 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	179 days	74 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	65 days	209 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	250 days	76 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	285 days	49 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	279 days	102 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	373 days	126 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	139 days	137 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	173 days	156 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	202 days	140 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	121 days	278 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	335 days	168 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	176 days	417 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	487 days	152 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	461 days	193 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	543 days	196 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	511 days	293 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	512 days	303 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	589 days	410 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	776 days	484 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	29 days	41 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	40 days	34 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	34 days	53 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	56 days	34 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	18 days	75 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	58 days	40 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	78 days	39 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	107 days	44 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	50 days	104 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	51 days	103 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	120 days	58 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	133 days	65 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	69 days	129 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	116 days	83 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	119 days	87 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	126 days	81 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	48 days	160 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	141 days	69 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	123 days	89 days
John Booth	Truro	37 days	211 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	158 days	93 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	219 days	39 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	182 days	119 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	248 days	73 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	248 days	102 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	309 days	59 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	110 days	289 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	213 days	200 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	374 days	98 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	470 days	103 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	318 days	346 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	466 days	204 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	79 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	101 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	73 days	---
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	56 days	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	183 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	134 days	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	316 days	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	155 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	843 days	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	21 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	24 days	---
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	---	72 days

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	45 days	53 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	75 days	71 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	94 days	80 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	46 days	129 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	107 days	110 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	59 days	188 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	136 days	123 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	150 days	122 days
John Booth	Truro	49 days	233 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	141 days	147 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	79 days	224 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	227 days	77 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	141 days	202 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	153 days	197 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	206 days	149 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	101 days	276 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	87 days	307 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	373 days	125 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	409 days	141 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	392 days	159 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	352 days	218 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	475 days	118 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	184 days	419 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	487 days	266 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	439 days	321 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	610 days	193 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	726 days	134 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	343 days	553 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	608 days	418 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	929 days	171 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	542 days	601 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	940 days	379 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	119 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	127 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	119 days	---
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	101 days	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	348 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	222 days	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	373 days	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	194 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	1415 days	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	46 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	28 days	---
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	---	97 days

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2023 Jul-Sep	81	463	78	407
2023 Oct-Dec	64	315	106	317
2024 Jan-Mar	65	396	99	310
2024 Apr-Jun	73	462	76	321
2024 Jul-Sep	95	453	96	301
2024 Oct-Dec	84	469	105	339
2025 Jan-Mar	100	484	105	289
2025 Apr-Jun	101	487	73	195
2025 Jul-Sep	77	484	86	291

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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Hernia Repair - Umbilical

Service/Procedure Summary

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