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? 102days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 105days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	42 days	72 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	186 days	74 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	54 days	118 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	257 days	162 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	321 days	115 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	93 days	76 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	85 days	82 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	105 days	57 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	187 days	76 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	371 days	71 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	104 days	124 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	53 days	55 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	53 days	284 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	54 days	56 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	119 days	168 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	461 days	193 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	121 days	195 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	775 days	521 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	543 days	204 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	453 days	242 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	173 days	247 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	167 days	264 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	510 days	167 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	746 days	410 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	434 days	286 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	144 days	164 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	176 days	440 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	106 days	109 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	106 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	180 days	74 days
John Booth	Truro	30 days	156 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	72 days	117 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	54 days	109 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	406 days	75 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	454 days	246 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	114 days	39 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	233 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	371 days	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	589 days	77 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	321 days	151 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	253 days	112 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	373 days	68 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	20 days	54 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	416 days	326 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	274 days	93 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	34 days	67 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	85 days	46 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	36 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	108 days	90 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	249 days	147 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	97 days	45 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	111 days	126 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	23 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	100 days	66 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	480 days	124 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	77 days	155 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	120 days	62 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	217 days	85 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	60 days	35 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	250 days	120 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	34 days	---
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	39 days	61 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	56 days	25 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	106 days	84 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	---	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	15 days	---
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	57 days	74 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	80 days	307 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	86 days	100 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	168 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	283 days	159 days
John Booth	Truro	36 days	216 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	128 days	175 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	85 days	188 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	883 days	379 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	608 days	418 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	726 days	134 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	348 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	562 days	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	776 days	671 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	720 days	217 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	373 days	151 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	421 days	124 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	48 days	113 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	1034 days	898 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	460 days	133 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	112 days	185 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	206 days	91 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	206 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	146 days	190 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	401 days	209 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	118 days	134 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	474 days	548 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	46 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	171 days	202 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	610 days	235 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	119 days	288 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	343 days	94 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	379 days	293 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	564 days	80 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	929 days	171 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	45 days	---
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	86 days	97 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	204 days	71 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	141 days	164 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	---	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	19 days	---
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	71 days	244 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	181 days	580 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	106 days	110 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2023 Jan-Mar	90	392	79	351
2023 Apr-Jun	65	302	94	363
2023 Jul-Sep	84	463	78	407
2023 Oct-Dec	64	315	106	317
2024 Jan-Mar	64	390	99	310
2024 Apr-Jun	71	462	76	321
2024 Jul-Sep	90	452	96	301
2024 Oct-Dec	86	454	105	339
2025 Jan-Mar	102	494	105	289

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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