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? 64days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 106days

Wait times

50%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	23 days	66 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	56 days	70 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	9 days	225 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	43 days	62 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	85 days	82 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	112 days	152 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	20 days	58 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	148 days	92 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	273 days	100 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	176 days	132 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	55 days	69 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	44 days	83 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	227 days	239 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	259 days	57 days

90%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	79 days	185 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	391 days	491 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	126 days	426 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	145 days	177 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	482 days	224 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	214 days	347 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	42 days	182 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	488 days	305 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	581 days	194 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	446 days	398 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	147 days	98 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	172 days	297 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	748 days	492 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	440 days	117 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	222 days	183 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	96 days	53 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	101 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	43 days	24 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	407 days	92 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	172 days	468 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	70 days	244 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	85 days	128 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	106 days	69 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	215 days	43 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	13 days	80 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	104 days	---
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	35 days	41 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	9 days	225 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	126 days	55 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	164 days	143 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	17 days	28 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	341 days	129 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	199 days	116 days
John Booth	Truro	70 days	237 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	156 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	62 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	120 days	54 days
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	19 days	38 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	8 days	149 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	55 days	82 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	---
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	48 days	81 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	29 days	44 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	112 days	112 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	316 days	53 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	42 days	39 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	326 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	195 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	228 days	50 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	---	262 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	---	---
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	45 days	64 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	54 days	42 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	22 days	35 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	42 days	83 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	248 days	344 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	320 days	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---

90%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	344 days	407 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	209 days	103 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	279 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	65 days	72 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	622 days	224 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	191 days	578 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	154 days	477 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	110 days	338 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	164 days	188 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	365 days	491 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	68 days	195 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	126 days	---
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	44 days	83 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	28 days	363 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	227 days	83 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	222 days	344 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	35 days	55 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	551 days	311 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	300 days	305 days
John Booth	Truro	87 days	367 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	295 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	81 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	149 days	138 days
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	38 days	92 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	29 days	429 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	91 days	114 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	---
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	71 days	147 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	436 days	107 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	139 days	246 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	427 days	117 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	84 days	57 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	604 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	400 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	463 days	82 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	---	305 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	---	---
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	88 days	129 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	84 days	71 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	177 days	42 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	74 days	130 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	356 days	924 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	731 days	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50%	Consult - 90%	Surgery - 50%	Surgery - 90%
2021 Oct-Dec	57	273	54	279
2022 Jan-Mar	64	319	85	206
2022 Apr-Jun	65	251	100	330
2022 Jul-Sep	49	300	95	359
2022 Oct-Dec	83	433	98	293
2023 Jan-Mar	90	392	79	351
2023 Apr-Jun	66	302	94	363
2023 Jul-Sep	91	463	78	407
2023 Oct-Dec	64	325	106	317

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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