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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 ?
211 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Timesort descending
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
53 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
73 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
81 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
111 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
126 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
134 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
164 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
167 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
206 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
217 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
222 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
18 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
23 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
25 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
30 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
44 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
57 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
70 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
103 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
106 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
115 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
152 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 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2023
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