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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 ?
186 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Timesort ascending
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
282 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
264 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
237 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
237 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
217 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
187 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
180 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
163 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
131 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
118 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
116 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
73 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 ascending
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
70 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
66 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
63 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
60 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
58 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
54 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
47 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
44 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
39 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
38 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
29 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
14 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: 
November 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023
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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