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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 ?
253 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
246 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
377 days
337 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
272 days
336 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
175 days
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
94 days
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
87 days
160 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
76 days
178 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
56 days
163 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
38 days
65 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
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Antigonish
St. Martha's 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 Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
175 days
74 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
152 days
111 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
116 days
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
65 days
83 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
55 days
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
45 days
102 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
33 days
114 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
22 days
45 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's 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: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Clay K Butler
Sydney
377 days
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
245 days
246 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
241 days
162 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
175 days
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
Hani Redwan
Sydney
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
82 days
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
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Dennis R Klassen
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 Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Clay K Butler
Sydney
350 days
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
181 days
51 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
167 days
198 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
116 days
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
Hani Redwan
Sydney
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
50 days
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
---

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: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Next Update: 
April 2020
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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