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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 ?
307 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
333 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
38 days
65 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
76 days
178 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
333 days
338 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
377 days
337 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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
94 days
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
160 days
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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
20 days
45 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
31 days
108 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
181 days
107 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
166 days
124 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
116 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
55 days
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
83 days
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: 
May 1 2019 - April 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Samuel Minor
Halifax
241 days
97 days
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
392 days
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
175 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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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
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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
Samuel Minor
Halifax
181 days
59 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
188 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
343 days
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
116 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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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
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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: 
May 1 2019 - April 30 2020
Next Update: 
June 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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