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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 ?
185 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Timesort descending
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
70 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
92 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
114 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
127 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
150 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
177 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
185 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
187 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
208 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
210 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
228 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
6 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
13 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
32 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
44 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
44 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
51 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
55 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
75 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
80 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
105 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
133 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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. 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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