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Ultrasound - Nova Scotia Health Authority

Service/Procedure Summary

An Ultrasound refers to a type of photo taken of organs or different parts of the body using high-frequency sound waves. Also known as sonograms, this procedure can make cross-sectional pictures of the underlying body structure by measuring the intensity of reflected (like an echo) sound waves.

Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
273 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
61 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
92 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
95 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
98 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
99 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
100 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
103 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
126 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
130 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
142 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
164 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
165 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
169 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
181 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
281 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
296 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
298 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
357 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 Facility Wait Time
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
15 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
19 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
21 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
21 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
26 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
27 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
27 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
28 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
28 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
29 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
36 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
48 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
57 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
57 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
75 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
80 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
91 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
111 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: 
June 1 2021 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 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.

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