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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
50 days
|
86 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
69 days
|
74 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
38 days
|
117 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
86 days
|
131 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
181 days
|
55 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
179 days
|
99 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
177 days
|
221 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital | --- |
81 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- |
144 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital | --- | --- |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
80 days
|
125 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
161 days
|
119 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
78 days
|
247 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre |
126 days
|
303 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
332 days
|
462 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
455 days
|
379 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
803 days
|
840 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital | --- |
105 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- |
284 days
|
| 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 |
181 days
|
43 days
|
| Alison Archibald | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Benjamin Heisler | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Brian Nocon | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Dafydd Alexander Davies | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
141 days
|
--- |
| Heather Poushay | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax | --- | --- |
| John Booth | Truro | --- | --- |
| Karen Milford | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Samuel Minor | Halifax | --- |
99 days
|
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| John L Murdoch | Dartmouth |
308 days
|
118 days
|
| Alison Archibald | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Benjamin Heisler | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Brian Nocon | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Dafydd Alexander Davies | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
307 days
|
--- |
| Heather Poushay | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax | --- | --- |
| John Booth | Truro | --- | --- |
| Karen Milford | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Nabil Nader | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Richard Spence | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Samuel Minor | Halifax | --- |
160 days
|
| Scott Livingstone | Halifax | --- | --- |
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.