Shouldice Hospital in Canada is widely known for one thing—hernia repair! In fact, that is the only operation it performs, and it performs a great many of them. Over the past two decades, this small 132-bed hospital has averaged 10,360 operations annually. Last year, it had a record year and performed nearly 10,860 operations.A hernia repair operation at Shouldice Hospital is performed by one of the 12 full-time surgeons assisted by one of seven part-time assistant surgeons. The first operatio