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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 ?
195 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
76 days
160 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
245 days
333 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
355 days
335 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
70 days
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
122 days
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
174 days
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
135 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
36 days
67 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
37 days
93 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
130 days
71 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
167 days
88 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
42 days
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
62 days
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
101 days
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
100 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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: 
November 1 2018 - October 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
181 days
217 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
354 days
162 days
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
67 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
70 days
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Hani Redwan
Sydney
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
170 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
174 days
---
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
76 days
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
97 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---

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
Samuel Minor
Halifax
181 days
42 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
151 days
156 days
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
35 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
46 days
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Hani Redwan
Sydney
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
107 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
101 days
---
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
64 days
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
64 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
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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: 
November 1 2018 - October 31 2019
Next Update: 
December 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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