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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
34 days
|
52 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
65 days
|
43 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
62 days
|
70 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
77 days
|
91 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
58 days
|
118 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
54 days
|
142 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
114 days
|
94 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
137 days
|
95 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- | --- |
| 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
|
66 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
172 days
|
132 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
79 days
|
250 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
126 days
|
355 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
285 days
|
235 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
381 days
|
185 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
343 days
|
275 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
1056 days
|
305 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- | --- |
| 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 |
56 days
|
48 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
43 days
|
104 days
|
| John Booth | Truro |
77 days
|
79 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
262 days
|
78 days
|
| Alison Archibald | Sydney |
507 days
|
62 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro | --- | --- |
| Allison Keeping | Sydney |
24 days
|
--- |
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Dafydd Alexander Davies | Halifax | --- | --- |
| David MacFarlane | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Eileen Roach | Sydney | --- |
172 days
|
| Heather Poushay | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Jane Watson-Jessome | Windsor | --- | --- |
| Karen Milford | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish | --- | --- |
| Martin Dzierzanowski | Truro | --- | --- |
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Todd Stoddart | Bridgewater |
45 days
|
--- |
| Warren W Shih | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Booth | Truro |
113 days
|
92 days
|
| John L Murdoch | Dartmouth |
182 days
|
55 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
196 days
|
222 days
|
| Samuel Minor | Halifax |
506 days
|
169 days
|
| Alison Archibald | Sydney |
1318 days
|
159 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro | --- | --- |
| Allison Keeping | Sydney |
31 days
|
--- |
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Dafydd Alexander Davies | Halifax | --- | --- |
| David MacFarlane | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Eileen Roach | Sydney | --- |
305 days
|
| Heather Poushay | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Jane Watson-Jessome | Windsor | --- | --- |
| Karen Milford | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish | --- | --- |
| Martin Dzierzanowski | Truro | --- | --- |
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Todd Stoddart | Bridgewater |
133 days
|
--- |
| Warren W Shih | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
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.