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? 85days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	50 days	53 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	61 days	61 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	107 days	44 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	81 days	75 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	85 days	87 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	98 days	79 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	119 days	94 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	35 days	181 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	59 days	168 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	170 days	68 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	262 days	49 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	229 days	94 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	279 days	80 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	350 days	124 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	107 days	109 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	139 days	137 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	202 days	140 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	121 days	301 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	335 days	168 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	184 days	336 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	475 days	196 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	487 days	190 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	509 days	194 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	495 days	248 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	653 days	156 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	615 days	294 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	475 days	480 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	874 days	348 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Allison Keeping	Sydney	17 days	40 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	33 days	34 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	22 days	45 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	40 days	52 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	19 days	75 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	56 days	43 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	53 days	47 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	66 days	38 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	70 days	34 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	49 days	75 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	56 days	71 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	85 days	58 days
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	84 days	61 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	107 days	43 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	50 days	104 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	121 days	55 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	66 days	125 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	116 days	83 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	115 days	92 days
John Booth	Truro	45 days	165 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	132 days	84 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	21 days	216 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	188 days	58 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	123 days	125 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	219 days	52 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	124 days	160 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	231 days	61 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	186 days	126 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	248 days	102 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	316 days	35 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	338 days	76 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	371 days	112 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	427 days	124 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	568 days	51 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	439 days	195 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	465 days	451 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	344 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	101 days
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	---	---
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	140 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	26 days	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	155 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1488 days	---
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	---	59 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	594 days	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	21 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	---	72 days

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	33 days	59 days
Allison Keeping	Sydney	33 days	60 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	64 days	55 days
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	100 days	74 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	101 days	84 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	107 days	104 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	82 days	129 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	59 days	188 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	136 days	123 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	204 days	71 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	137 days	147 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	150 days	135 days
John Booth	Truro	69 days	216 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	146 days	140 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	112 days	185 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	260 days	80 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	71 days	293 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	227 days	138 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	141 days	233 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	249 days	132 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	98 days	286 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	206 days	206 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	373 days	150 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	374 days	184 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	475 days	102 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	184 days	398 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	392 days	194 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	439 days	251 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	509 days	235 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	418 days	348 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	701 days	134 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	816 days	115 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	608 days	410 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	542 days	601 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	1142 days	174 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	1744 days	105 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	439 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	127 days
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	---	---
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	168 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	41 days	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	194 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1513 days	---
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	---	553 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	1211 days	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	245 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	64	396	99	310
2024 Apr-Jun	73	462	76	321
2024 Jul-Sep	96	453	96	301
2024 Oct-Dec	84	469	105	339
2025 Jan-Mar	101	484	104	289
2025 Apr-Jun	101	487	73	195
2025 Jul-Sep	77	488	85	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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Wait Times by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

Hernia Repair - Umbilical

Service/Procedure Summary

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90th

Wait Times by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

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