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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 ?
104 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Timesort descending
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
22 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
34 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
36 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
45 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
50 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
57 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
73 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
105 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
108 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
114 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
119 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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
7 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
8 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
10 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
11 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
11 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
12 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
23 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
23 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
24 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
41 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
63 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 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2017
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