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MRI - Nova Scotia Health Authority

Service/Procedure Summary

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive way of taking high-quality images of areas inside the body. Instead of x-rays, MRIs use powerful magnets, radio waves and computerized sensors to take readings that can be transformed into three-dimensional pictures.

Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
295 days
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Wait Times

90%

Type Community Facility Wait Time
ALL
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
169 days
ALL
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
205 days
ALL
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
230 days
ALL
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
239 days
ALL
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
320 days
ALL
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
337 days
ALL
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
406 days
Bones and Joints
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
203 days
Brain
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
238 days
Chest and Abdomen
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
166 days
Heart
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
314 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%

Type Community Facility Wait Time
ALL
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
8 days
ALL
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
35 days
ALL
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
40 days
ALL
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
59 days
ALL
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
78 days
ALL
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
139 days
ALL
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
146 days
Bones and Joints
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
47 days
Brain
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
27 days
Chest and Abdomen
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
35 days
Heart
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
64 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: 
Diagnostic Imaging Departments
Data Period: 
July 1 2020 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020
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.

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