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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
68 days
108 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
185 days
56 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
163 days
141 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
273 days
50 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
143 days
437 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
518 days
98 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
246 days
602 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
56 days
44 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
35 days
78 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
125 days
29 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
74 days
101 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
117 days
72 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
198 days
43 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
119 days
172 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
432 days
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
175 days
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
154 days
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
81 days
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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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%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
175 days
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
116 days
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
117 days
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
70 days
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
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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