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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
56 days
163 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
94 days
135 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
61 days
178 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
87 days
160 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
272 days
336 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
377 days
337 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
117 days
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
175 days
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General 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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
45 days
63 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
33 days
104 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
57 days
97 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
55 days
114 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
178 days
65 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
157 days
111 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
31 days
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
116 days
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General 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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
245 days
246 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
91 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
241 days
97 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
175 days
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Hani Redwan
Sydney
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
377 days
335 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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82 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%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
171 days
198 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
47 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
181 days
43 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
116 days
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
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Hani Redwan
Sydney
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
352 days
242 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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50 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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 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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