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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
111 days
100 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
56 days
105 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
68 days
129 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
120 days
135 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
211 days
249 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
355 days
335 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
117 days
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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 Timesort descending
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
117 days
37 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
41 days
55 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
36 days
62 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
41 days
69 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
36 days
92 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
136 days
107 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
24 days
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
43 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
104 days
97 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
76 days
135 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
147 days
156 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
211 days
223 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
34 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
33 days
42 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
46 days
62 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
181 days
92 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
133 days
117 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
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: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Next Update: 
September 2019
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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