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? 72days

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

Wait times

50%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	58 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	78 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	14 days	198 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	21 days	48 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	41 days	113 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	49 days	56 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	52 days	73 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	65 days	87 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	83 days	116 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	119 days	35 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	175 days	92 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	181 days	126 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	185 days	228 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	186 days	73 days

90%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	106 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	186 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	56 days	135 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	121 days	185 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	126 days	363 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	139 days	216 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	147 days	120 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	171 days	240 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	320 days	136 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	365 days	406 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	392 days	398 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	482 days	498 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	486 days	333 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	530 days	276 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	---
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	61 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao	Halifax	---	163 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	54 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	---	---
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	---	320 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	212 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	12 days	149 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	14 days	41 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	14 days	276 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	17 days	46 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	20 days	48 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	20 days	53 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	23 days	24 days
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	31 days	21 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	33 days	56 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	40 days	49 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	47 days	60 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	47 days	38 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	50 days	---
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	60 days	67 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	62 days	83 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	78 days	89 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	87 days	40 days
John Booth	Truro	90 days	168 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	100 days	30 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	112 days	64 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	136 days	109 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	137 days	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	142 days	70 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	146 days	130 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	153 days	33 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	154 days	82 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	161 days	133 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	192 days	90 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	267 days	251 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	296 days	---
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	301 days	99 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	407 days	119 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	434 days	58 days

90%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	---
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	78 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao	Halifax	---	216 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	102 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	---	499 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	---	---
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	---	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	378 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	19 days	289 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	26 days	73 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	27 days	112 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	29 days	89 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	35 days	154 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	39 days	55 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	47 days	391 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	57 days	203 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	67 days	---
David MacFarlane	Kentville	70 days	193 days
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	85 days	197 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	98 days	114 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	100 days	114 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	110 days	123 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	111 days	185 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	118 days	67 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	135 days	92 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	181 days	121 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	188 days	240 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	193 days	109 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	202 days	393 days
John Booth	Truro	213 days	232 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	229 days	921 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	240 days	---
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	302 days	449 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	309 days	164 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	342 days	---
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	433 days	185 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	463 days	385 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	519 days	333 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	520 days	252 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	686 days	297 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	700 days	478 days

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50%	Consult - 90%	Surgery - 50%	Surgery - 90%
2021 Apr-Jun	53	186	46	254
2021 Jul-Sep	60	260	78	365
2021 Oct-Dec	56	264	54	279
2022 Jan-Mar	64	319	85	206
2022 Apr-Jun	71	258	100	330
2022 Jul-Sep	51	300	93	359
2022 Oct-Dec	84	457	98	286
2023 Jan-Mar	86	392	77	349
2023 Apr-Jun	61	320	92	331

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

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Hernia Repair - Umbilical

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