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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 ?
218 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
68 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
86 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
103 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
105 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
109 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
123 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
131 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
134 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
141 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
148 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
155 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
201 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
209 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
254 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
258 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
270 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
334 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
355 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
17 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
21 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
22 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
22 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
27 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
28 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
29 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
29 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
29 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
41 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
42 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
42 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
64 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
69 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
72 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
97 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
146 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
166 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: 
October 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 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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