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Mammography (Diagnostic)

Service/Procedure Summary

A diagnostic mammogram is an x-ray of a symptomatic woman's breasts to help in the early detection of breast cancer.

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

90%

Community Facility Wait Timesort ascending
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
59 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
38 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
35 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
32 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
20 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
20 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
19 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
16 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
15 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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
30 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
15 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
14 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
13 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
11 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
9 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
8 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
7 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
7 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: 
Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program
Data Period: 
July 1 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 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. July to September 2020 wait times were significantly impacted by service adjustments due to COVID-19. The unusually short wait times do not reflect normal operations. For more discussion on this indicator, or for information on current operations, please contact the NSBSP Manager directly at 902-473-3956.

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