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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 ?
28 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
38 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
17 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
27 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
18 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
28 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
38 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
18 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
28 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
10 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
14 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
21 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
14 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
8 days
Halifax
Halifax Clinic - Halifax Shopping Centre
21 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
13 days
Kentville
Valley 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: 
July 1 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2021
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) has started clearing the backlog of routine mammograms that were cancelled because of COVID-19. Fewer people received mammograms between July and September 2020 than in previous months, resulting in shorter wait times. The shorter wait times between July and September 2020 do not reflect normal operations. For more discussion on this indicator, or for information on current operations, please contact the NSBSP Manager directly at 902-473-3956

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