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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 ?
289 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
358 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
68 days
133 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
185 days
108 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
154 days
153 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
122 days
437 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
842 days
161 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
114 days
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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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50 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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602 days
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
72 days
43 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
42 days
106 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
75 days
106 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
106 days
101 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
167 days
57 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
19 days
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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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43 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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181 days
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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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John Booth
Truro
71 days
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
154 days
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Richard Spence
Halifax
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
842 days
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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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
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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John Booth
Truro
47 days
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
106 days
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Richard Spence
Halifax
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
432 days
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
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.

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