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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 ?
242 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
69 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
72 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
82 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
89 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
96 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
98 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
120 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
127 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
129 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
131 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
131 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
137 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
162 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
239 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
273 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
279 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
290 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
312 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
23 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
23 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
25 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
25 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
25 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
26 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
28 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
28 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
35 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
46 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
47 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
52 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
64 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
73 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
91 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
96 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
159 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
165 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 2022 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022
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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