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Mammography (Screening)

Service/Procedure Summary

A screening mammogram is an x-ray of an asymptomatic woman's breasts to help in early detection of breast cancer.

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

90%

Community Facility Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
70 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
81 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
82 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
115 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
125 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
138 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
144 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
150 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
226 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
229 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
245 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 Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
12 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
21 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
29 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
31 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
33 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
36 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
86 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
124 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
134 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
197 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
209 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: 
January 1 - March 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2023
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