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.
Wait times
50th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
68 days
|
45 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
48 days
|
70 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
80 days
|
59 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
56 days
|
89 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
63 days
|
119 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
55 days
|
135 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
109 days
|
83 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
174 days
|
73 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- |
144 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital | --- | --- |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
112 days
|
74 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
133 days
|
75 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
126 days
|
344 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
271 days
|
235 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
439 days
|
169 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
404 days
|
231 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
934 days
|
159 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
1056 days
|
207 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- |
158 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital | --- | --- |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| John L Murdoch | Dartmouth |
48 days
|
41 days
|
| John Booth | Truro |
73 days
|
82 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
274 days
|
66 days
|
| Alison Archibald | Sydney |
507 days
|
62 days
|
| Allison Keeping | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Dafydd Alexander Davies | Halifax | --- | --- |
| David MacFarlane | Kentville |
52 days
|
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| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Eileen Roach | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish | --- | --- |
| Heather Poushay | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Jane Watson-Jessome | Windsor | --- | --- |
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Lior Flor | Glace Bay | --- | --- |
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish | --- | --- |
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Todd Stoddart | Bridgewater |
56 days
|
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90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| John L Murdoch | Dartmouth |
77 days
|
85 days
|
| John Booth | Truro |
111 days
|
231 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
506 days
|
169 days
|
| Alison Archibald | Sydney |
1318 days
|
85 days
|
| Allison Keeping | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Dafydd Alexander Davies | Halifax | --- | --- |
| David MacFarlane | Kentville |
56 days
|
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| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Eileen Roach | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish | --- | --- |
| Heather Poushay | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Jane Watson-Jessome | Windsor | --- | --- |
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Lior Flor | Glace Bay | --- | --- |
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish | --- | --- |
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Todd Stoddart | Bridgewater |
133 days
|
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Wait Times Trends
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.