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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 ?
107 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
90 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
104 days
Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
87 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
42 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
111 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
110 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
33 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
25 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
80 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
125 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 Facilitysort descending Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
47 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
30 days
Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
73 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
6 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
22 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
101 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
7 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
13 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
13 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
20 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: 
January 1 - March 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2017
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