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
90% of people served within ?
342 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
333 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
530 days
302 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
519 days
359 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
493 days
498 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
392 days
379 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
307 days
137 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
304 days
407 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
209 days
167 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
166 days
215 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
125 days
310 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
90 days
227 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
56 days
135 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
55 days
300 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
186 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
106 days

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
177 days
160 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
170 days
134 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
165 days
115 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
125 days
42 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
82 days
73 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
77 days
121 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
77 days
156 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
45 days
58 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
30 days
120 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
29 days
66 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
19 days
38 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
17 days
206 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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87 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
58 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
700 days
255 days
Halifax
686 days
563 days
Halifax
552 days
159 days
New Glasgow
519 days
359 days
New Glasgow
455 days
385 days
Dartmouth
426 days
102 days
Dartmouth
404 days
247 days
Bridgewater
302 days
147 days
Dartmouth
292 days
561 days
Dartmouth
289 days
109 days
Sydney
229 days
186 days
Truro
213 days
218 days
Dartmouth
202 days
328 days
Truro
166 days
215 days
Windsor
136 days
47 days
Kentville
129 days
487 days
Halifax
125 days
121 days
Halifax
110 days
77 days
Kentville
108 days
103 days
Kentville
98 days
69 days
Halifax
97 days
156 days
Bridgewater
96 days
114 days
Amherst
92 days
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Halifax
83 days
---
Kentville
80 days
277 days
Bridgewater
68 days
140 days
Yarmouth
57 days
203 days
Antigonish
50 days
419 days
Yarmouth
50 days
135 days
Bridgewater
39 days
111 days
Yarmouth
36 days
63 days
Amherst
29 days
70 days
Yarmouth
29 days
118 days
Truro
29 days
132 days
Antigonish
22 days
246 days
Sydney
---
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Antigonish
---
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New Glasgow
---
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Truro
---
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Halifax
---
310 days
Halifax
---
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Truro
---
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Halifax
---
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Halifax
---
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Sydney
---
378 days
Truro
---
190 days
Halifax
---
---
Sydney
---
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Sydney
---
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Amherst
---
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Halifax
---
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Bridgewater
---
197 days
Halifax
---
302 days

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
522 days
112 days
Halifax
450 days
117 days
New Glasgow
301 days
134 days
Dartmouth
269 days
66 days
Kentville
211 days
128 days
Dartmouth
198 days
242 days
Dartmouth
197 days
62 days
New Glasgow
154 days
141 days
Sydney
142 days
42 days
Dartmouth
135 days
54 days
Truro
129 days
109 days
Dartmouth
127 days
125 days
Windsor
97 days
30 days
Halifax
81 days
96 days
Kentville
79 days
339 days
Amherst
74 days
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Kentville
63 days
59 days
Halifax
61 days
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Kentville
59 days
42 days
Halifax
52 days
64 days
Bridgewater
51 days
56 days
Truro
49 days
168 days
Bridgewater
47 days
46 days
Kentville
47 days
134 days
Yarmouth
33 days
56 days
Halifax
33 days
20 days
Bridgewater
28 days
91 days
Bridgewater
23 days
27 days
Truro
22 days
46 days
Amherst
21 days
65 days
Yarmouth
21 days
41 days
Yarmouth
20 days
35 days
Antigonish
16 days
272 days
Antigonish
13 days
93 days
Yarmouth
13 days
37 days
Sydney
---
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Antigonish
---
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New Glasgow
---
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Truro
---
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Halifax
---
198 days
Halifax
---
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Truro
---
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Halifax
---
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Halifax
---
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Sydney
---
174 days
Truro
---
187 days
Halifax
---
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Sydney
---
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Sydney
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Amherst
---
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Halifax
---
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Bridgewater
---
43 days
Halifax
---
113 days

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