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CT Scan - Nova Scotia Health Authority

Service/Procedure Summary

Computed tomography (CT) is a diagnostic procedure that uses special x-ray equipment to obtain cross-sectional pictures of the body. The CT computer displays these pictures as detailed images of organs, bones, and other tissues.

Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
127 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Timesort descending
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
45 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
50 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
64 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
77 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
81 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
90 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
110 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
135 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
154 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
176 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
184 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
197 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%

Community Facility Wait Timesort descending
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
8 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
13 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
17 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
23 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
26 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
28 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
28 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
33 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
37 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
41 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
41 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: 
Diagnostic Imaging Departments
Data Period: 
December 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021
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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