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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 ?
316 days
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Wait Times

90%

Type Community Facility Wait Time
ALL
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
78 days
ALL
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
134 days
ALL
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
219 days
ALL
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
288 days
ALL
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
321 days
ALL
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
396 days
ALL
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
475 days
Bones and Joints
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
301 days
Brain
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
279 days
Chest and Abdomen
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
246 days
Heart
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
297 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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
36 days
ALL
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
52 days
ALL
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
57 days
ALL
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
86 days
ALL
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
90 days
ALL
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
94 days
ALL
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
107 days
Bones and Joints
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
120 days
Brain
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
33 days
Chest and Abdomen
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
45 days
Heart
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
176 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: 
November 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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