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? 79days

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	50 days	46 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	52 days	60 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	77 days	74 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	104 days	49 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	85 days	78 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	136 days	40 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	110 days	77 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	34 days	181 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	57 days	160 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	149 days	79 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	171 days	84 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	248 days	50 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	244 days	77 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	288 days	78 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	105 days	109 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	137 days	116 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	194 days	204 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	110 days	325 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	335 days	141 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	204 days	307 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	373 days	151 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	484 days	156 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	494 days	151 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	449 days	303 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	584 days	193 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	636 days	245 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	589 days	294 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	776 days	243 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	33 days	28 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	25 days	46 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	34 days	39 days
Allison Keeping	Sydney	22 days	53 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	52 days	41 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	20 days	78 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	46 days	54 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	64 days	38 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	55 days	47 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	74 days	34 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	61 days	52 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	51 days	71 days
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	72 days	61 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	103 days	44 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	92 days	58 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	50 days	104 days
John Booth	Truro	50 days	112 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	119 days	56 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	126 days	61 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	65 days	125 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	116 days	85 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	111 days	109 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	177 days	51 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	20 days	219 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	123 days	125 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	129 days	145 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	257 days	48 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	186 days	128 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	248 days	81 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	269 days	71 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	371 days	42 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	412 days	41 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	303 days	186 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	438 days	124 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	428 days	183 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	354 days	278 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	465 days	479 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1486 days	57 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	101 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	69 days	---
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	96 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	19 days	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	289 days	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	136 days	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	124 days
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	---	---
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	---	---
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	---	59 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	47 days	58 days
Allison Keeping	Sydney	47 days	62 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	64 days	90 days
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco	Amherst	100 days	74 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
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	128 days	140 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	134 days	137 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	204 days	71 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	150 days	135 days
John Booth	Truro	93 days	206 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	210 days	102 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	260 days	77 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	136 days	203 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	141 days	202 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	137 days	206 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	238 days	116 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	55 days	301 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	227 days	138 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	188 days	180 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	112 days	279 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	373 days	148 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	221 days	307 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	393 days	148 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	374 days	184 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	414 days	251 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	509 days	239 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	470 days	325 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	701 days	134 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	615 days	294 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	608 days	410 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	1012 days	115 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	542 days	601 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	1158 days	211 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1513 days	78 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	1744 days	79 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	127 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	1415 days	---
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	---	---
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	---	553 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---
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	104	484	104	289
2025 Apr-Jun	105	487	73	195
2025 Jul-Sep	78	512	85	291
2025 Oct-Dec	79	417	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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