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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 ?
93 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
99 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
133 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
56 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
23 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
63 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
105 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
74 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
137 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
119 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
98 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
19 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
85 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
61 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
31 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
9 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
36 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
48 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
28 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
108 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
91 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
62 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
7 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 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different. 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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