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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 ?
219 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
29 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
74 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
81 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
88 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
92 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
121 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
125 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
164 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
173 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
176 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
176 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
181 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
197 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
199 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
212 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
248 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
256 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
269 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
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
7 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
8 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
11 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
13 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
14 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
15 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
17 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
19 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
21 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
22 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
24 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
26 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
29 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
34 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
38 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
42 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
48 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
85 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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