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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 ?
85 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Timesort descending
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
35 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
40 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
42 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
52 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
56 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
69 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
83 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
85 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
85 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
94 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
118 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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
6 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
8 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
9 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
11 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
19 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
19 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
21 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
30 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
43 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
57 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
78 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 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2019
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