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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
90 days
99 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
89 days
176 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
53 days
287 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
152 days
274 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
179 days
293 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
259 days
296 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
358 days
308 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
534 days
672 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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379 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
40 days
69 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
55 days
71 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
44 days
118 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
87 days
88 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
52 days
148 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
96 days
114 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
75 days
150 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
140 days
153 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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109 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: 
April 1 2022 - March 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
68 days
97 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
179 days
218 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
657 days
391 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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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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221 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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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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Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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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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Richard Spence
Halifax
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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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
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
39 days
71 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
150 days
153 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
473 days
137 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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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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78 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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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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Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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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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Richard Spence
Halifax
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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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: 
April 1 2022 - March 31 2023
Next Update: 
May 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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