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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 ?
258 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
181 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
41 days
50 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
86 days
164 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
273 days
71 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
243 days
170 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
281 days
237 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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100 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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126 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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215 days
North Sydney
Northside General 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
30 days
37 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
26 days
89 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
94 days
87 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
209 days
69 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
237 days
127 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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51 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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55 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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73 days
North Sydney
Northside General 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: 
August 1 2017 - July 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Roderick McKenney
Truro
45 days
164 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
117 days
148 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
243 days
71 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
343 days
135 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
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151 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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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
Roderick McKenney
Truro
34 days
80 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
91 days
123 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
201 days
48 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
220 days
90 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
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127 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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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: 
August 1 2017 - July 31 2018
Next Update: 
September 2018
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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