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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 ?
289 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
314 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
81 days
55 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
86 days
165 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
277 days
269 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
534 days
229 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
259 days
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
146 days
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
293 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
308 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
48 days
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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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
67 days
41 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
74 days
81 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
100 days
89 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
72 days
118 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
85 days
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
61 days
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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165 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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146 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
33 days
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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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Samuel Minor
Halifax
842 days
204 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Brian Nocon
New Glasgow
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Brian Nocon
New Glasgow
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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John Booth
Truro
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
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Richard Spence
Halifax
90 days
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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
452 days
98 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
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Brian Nocon
New Glasgow
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Brian Nocon
New Glasgow
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
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John Booth
Truro
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
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Richard Spence
Halifax
63 days
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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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 2023
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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