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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 ?
226 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
350 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
119 days
77 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
245 days
59 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
107 days
233 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
156 days
226 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
176 days
350 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
432 days
348 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
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433 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial 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
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
28 days
41 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
38 days
99 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
108 days
41 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
46 days
136 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
42 days
157 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
323 days
174 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
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335 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial 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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
245 days
290 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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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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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
245 days
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
175 days
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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433 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
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346 days

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
207 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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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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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
167 days
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
116 days
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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335 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
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269 days

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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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