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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 ?
313 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
346 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
245 days
59 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
107 days
233 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
392 days
292 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
432 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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433 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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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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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
61 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
83 days
44 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
46 days
124 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
170 days
126 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
149 days
174 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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335 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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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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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
29 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

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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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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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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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
245 days
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
175 days
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
433 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
---
346 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
170 days
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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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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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
167 days
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
116 days
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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335 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
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248 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 2021
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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