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Hernia Repair - Ventral

Service/Procedure Summary

Repair of a hernia in the abdomen usually in the middle of the abdominal wall. 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 ?
253 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
245 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
107 days
121 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
87 days
160 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
336 days
245 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
333 days
333 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
227 days
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
175 days
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
43 days
105 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
54 days
104 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
166 days
124 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
206 days
102 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
20 days
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
117 days
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
245 days
246 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
107 days
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
97 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
196 days
167 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
65 days
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
66 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 2020
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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