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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 ?
374 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
335 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort ascending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
152 days
274 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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379 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
358 days
221 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
174 days
269 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
89 days
324 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
657 days
746 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
179 days
293 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
74 days
141 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
146 days
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
259 days
335 days

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%

Communitysort ascending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
52 days
148 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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79 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
55 days
71 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
47 days
84 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
78 days
165 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
374 days
183 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
140 days
123 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
37 days
71 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
34 days
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
58 days
88 days

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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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John Booth
Truro
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Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Brian Nocon
New Glasgow
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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221 days
Brian Nocon
New Glasgow
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
727 days
672 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Richard Spence
Halifax
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
179 days
218 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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97 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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335 days

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 Communitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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John Booth
Truro
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Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Brian Nocon
New Glasgow
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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85 days
Brian Nocon
New Glasgow
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
534 days
161 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Richard Spence
Halifax
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
150 days
149 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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71 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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190 days

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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 2023
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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