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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 ?
267 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
328 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
87 days
156 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
107 days
183 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
245 days
59 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
272 days
346 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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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
336 days
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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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
30 days
45 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
32 days
72 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
28 days
106 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
193 days
198 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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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
121 days
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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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
245 days
290 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
336 days
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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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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
175 days
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
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336 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
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
145 days
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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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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
116 days
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
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217 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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 2020
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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