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? 62days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 99days

Wait times

50%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	329 days	252 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	18 days	225 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	169 days	193 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	166 days	118 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	346 days	111 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	144 days	94 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	92 days	90 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	37 days	81 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	59 days	76 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	38 days	62 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	23 days	62 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	23 days	54 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	284 days	50 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	54 days	48 days

90%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	748 days	492 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	434 days	478 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	530 days	401 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	708 days	373 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	514 days	365 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	148 days	357 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	120 days	317 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	369 days	287 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	543 days	224 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	581 days	217 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	79 days	192 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	126 days	130 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	124 days	118 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	458 days	86 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	190 days	468 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	335 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	289 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	563 days	262 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	101 days	243 days
John Booth	Truro	55 days	239 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	348 days	238 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	14 days	230 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	339 days	192 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	166 days	147 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	74 days	143 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	134 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	427 days	134 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	131 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	176 days	122 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	107 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	443 days	101 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	272 days	86 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	52 days	86 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	13 days	80 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	78 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	251 days	78 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	48 days	76 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	53 days	76 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	123 days	65 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	53 days	64 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	38 days	57 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	44 days	50 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	271 days	50 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	39 days	49 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	345 days	47 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	36 days	47 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	49 days	39 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	22 days	36 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	41 days	32 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	18 days	21 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Casey Armstrong	Bridgewater	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	72 days	---
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	---	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	98 days	---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	986 days	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	94 days	---
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	126 days	---
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	---

90%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Alison Archibald	Sydney	885 days	924 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	610 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	434 days	578 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	457 days	491 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	404 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	315 days	398 days
John Booth	Truro	87 days	367 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	105 days	365 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	28 days	357 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	708 days	334 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	566 days	305 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	315 days	281 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	264 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	434 days	249 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	246 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	240 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	436 days	235 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	470 days	228 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	551 days	199 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	68 days	195 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	84 days	181 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	88 days	175 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	581 days	170 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	71 days	164 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	427 days	145 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	147 days	138 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	130 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	187 days	118 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	78 days	114 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	152 days	103 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	65 days	101 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	44 days	76 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	78 days	75 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	463 days	67 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	84 days	45 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	35 days	43 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	---
Casey Armstrong	Bridgewater	---	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	126 days	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	1539 days	---
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	227 days	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	144 days	---
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	242 days	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50%	Consult - 90%	Surgery - 50%	Surgery - 90%
2022 Jan-Mar	64	319	85	206
2022 Apr-Jun	68	258	99	330
2022 Jul-Sep	49	300	97	377
2022 Oct-Dec	82	433	98	293
2023 Jan-Mar	90	392	79	351
2023 Apr-Jun	61	302	94	363
2023 Jul-Sep	85	463	78	407
2023 Oct-Dec	69	315	106	317
2024 Jan-Mar	62	390	99	310

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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