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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 ?
75 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Timesort descending
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
19 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
56 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
56 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
62 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
66 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
68 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
70 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
71 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
83 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
84 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
94 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
113 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
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
6 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
18 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
22 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
25 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
27 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
28 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
29 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
29 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
30 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
30 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
42 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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: 
Diagnostic Imaging Departments
Data Period: 
June 1 2019 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 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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