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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 ?
182 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
223 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
68 days
129 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
104 days
100 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
97 days
135 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
195 days
249 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
355 days
239 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
56 days
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
117 days
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial 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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
40 days
55 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
45 days
62 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
36 days
92 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
144 days
58 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
134 days
98 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
41 days
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
24 days
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial 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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Roderick McKenney
Truro
104 days
97 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
211 days
223 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
43 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
50 days
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
135 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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Hani Redwan
Sydney
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
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Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
76 days
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
162 days
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
---
156 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
Roderick McKenney
Truro
46 days
62 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
162 days
66 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
34 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
41 days
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
42 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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Hani Redwan
Sydney
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
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Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
64 days
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
130 days
---
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
---
117 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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 2019
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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