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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 ?
308 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
81 days
97 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
128 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
89 days
176 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
534 days
229 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
269 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
167 days
293 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
358 days
308 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
75 days
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
259 days
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community 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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
51 days
45 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
70 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
74 days
85 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
96 days
89 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
106 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
135 days
146 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
123 days
153 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
37 days
---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
63 days
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community 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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Samuel Minor
Halifax
657 days
204 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
167 days
218 days
Richard Spence
Halifax
90 days
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Brian Nocon
New Glasgow
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
77 days
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
Brian Nocon
New Glasgow
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---

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 Timesort descending
Samuel Minor
Halifax
503 days
98 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
140 days
153 days
Richard Spence
Halifax
63 days
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Brian Nocon
New Glasgow
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
58 days
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
Brian Nocon
New Glasgow
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---

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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 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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