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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 ?
63 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Timesort descending
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
36 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
36 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
37 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
44 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
54 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
56 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
60 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
68 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
68 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
71 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
75 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
8 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
9 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
21 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
23 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
23 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
29 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
30 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
44 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
46 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
46 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
51 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: 
October 1 - December 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 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. The Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program (NSBSP) started to clear the backlog of cancelled routine mammograms in July 2020. Even though the number of people receiving mammograms between October and December 2020 increased from the previous quarter, it was still less than the number of people screened before the pandemic. This resulted in shorter wait times that do not reflect normal operations. To discuss this indicator, or for information on current operations, please contact the NSBSP Manager directly at 902-473-3956.

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