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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
38 days
65 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
76 days
129 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
160 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
333 days
336 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
392 days
337 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
175 days
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley 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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
19 days
50 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
83 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
30 days
101 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
195 days
102 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
166 days
131 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
117 days
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley 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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
245 days
246 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
392 days
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
38 days
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
175 days
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
---
Paul Yaffe
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
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
196 days
167 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
350 days
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
19 days
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
117 days
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
---
Paul Yaffe
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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 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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