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 ?
319 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
330 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
87 days
227 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
55 days
300 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
238 days
169 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
392 days
347 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
106 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
125 days
328 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
471 days
462 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
186 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
304 days
407 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
519 days
352 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
493 days
498 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
136 days
211 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
464 days
136 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
57 days
118 days

50%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
25 days
66 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
18 days
191 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
44 days
58 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
168 days
129 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
58 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
71 days
124 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
62 days
95 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
85 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
70 days
169 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
165 days
113 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
177 days
139 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
29 days
117 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
125 days
41 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
19 days
40 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
29 days
70 days
Amherst
---
---
Amherst
92 days
---
Antigonish
---
---
Antigonish
50 days
419 days
Antigonish
23 days
246 days
Bridgewater
39 days
199 days
Bridgewater
309 days
147 days
Bridgewater
---
197 days
Bridgewater
57 days
140 days
Bridgewater
96 days
98 days
Dartmouth
180 days
328 days
Dartmouth
289 days
109 days
Dartmouth
292 days
449 days
Dartmouth
426 days
102 days
Dartmouth
399 days
170 days
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
83 days
220 days
Halifax
---
156 days
Halifax
110 days
77 days
Halifax
686 days
563 days
Halifax
---
310 days
Halifax
---
302 days
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
125 days
---
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
552 days
159 days
Kentville
80 days
277 days
Kentville
88 days
487 days
Kentville
65 days
---
Kentville
856 days
255 days
Kentville
93 days
103 days
New Glasgow
519 days
359 days
New Glasgow
455 days
330 days
Sydney
---
378 days
Sydney
229 days
186 days
Sydney
---
---
Sydney
---
---
Sydney
---
---
Truro
166 days
215 days
Truro
213 days
218 days
Truro
---
188 days
Truro
---
---
Truro
---
---
Truro
29 days
132 days
Windsor
135 days
40 days
Yarmouth
57 days
203 days
Yarmouth
50 days
135 days
Yarmouth
29 days
79 days
Yarmouth
44 days
94 days

50%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
20 days
65 days
Amherst
---
---
Amherst
62 days
---
Antigonish
---
---
Antigonish
18 days
286 days
Antigonish
12 days
93 days
Bridgewater
23 days
42 days
Bridgewater
50 days
56 days
Bridgewater
---
56 days
Bridgewater
28 days
100 days
Bridgewater
47 days
41 days
Dartmouth
116 days
126 days
Dartmouth
135 days
54 days
Dartmouth
190 days
239 days
Dartmouth
197 days
67 days
Dartmouth
250 days
59 days
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
61 days
127 days
Halifax
---
20 days
Halifax
52 days
64 days
Halifax
469 days
291 days
Halifax
---
130 days
Halifax
---
106 days
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
84 days
---
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
455 days
117 days
Kentville
50 days
134 days
Kentville
77 days
339 days
Kentville
63 days
---
Kentville
211 days
128 days
Kentville
58 days
49 days
New Glasgow
422 days
183 days
New Glasgow
154 days
127 days
Sydney
---
174 days
Sydney
155 days
42 days
Sydney
---
---
Sydney
---
---
Sydney
---
---
Truro
123 days
125 days
Truro
28 days
167 days
Truro
---
177 days
Truro
---
---
Truro
---
---
Truro
22 days
42 days
Windsor
92 days
26 days
Yarmouth
33 days
56 days
Yarmouth
20 days
32 days
Yarmouth
13 days
37 days
Yarmouth
21 days
52 days

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