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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 ?
238 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
35 days
50 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
32 days
74 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
114 days
126 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
86 days
184 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
273 days
71 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
243 days
140 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
281 days
237 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
29 days
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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
---
70 days
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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
22 days
22 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
13 days
63 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
21 days
81 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
77 days
46 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
80 days
83 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
145 days
127 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
205 days
70 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
28 days
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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
---
52 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
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: 
May 1 2017 - April 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
117 days
121 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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Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
209 days
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
47 days
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
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Vincent O'Malley
Kentville
---
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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
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
87 days
71 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
108 days
90 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
198 days
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
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Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
26 days
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Vincent O'Malley
Kentville
---
---

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: 
May 1 2017 - April 30 2018
Next Update: 
June 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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