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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 ?
245 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
350 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
71 days
133 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
164 days
43 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
35 days
176 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
143 days
207 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
273 days
117 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
163 days
433 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
381 days
348 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
246 days
602 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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
56 days
36 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
25 days
82 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
34 days
78 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
70 days
135 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
110 days
101 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
198 days
50 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
107 days
196 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
280 days
61 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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369 days
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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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
83 days
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
81 days
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
175 days
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Juan Arminan
New Glasgow
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Juan Arminan
New Glasgow
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
56 days
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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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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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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292 days
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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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
55 days
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
70 days
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
116 days
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Juan Arminan
New Glasgow
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Juan Arminan
New Glasgow
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
39 days
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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