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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 ?
238 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
71 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
91 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
113 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
131 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
132 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
133 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
133 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
140 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
141 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
165 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
222 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
222 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
234 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
239 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
276 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
287 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
296 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
318 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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
21 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
21 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
22 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
23 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
24 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
26 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
27 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
27 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
29 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
33 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
34 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
41 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
55 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
85 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
94 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
116 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
133 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: 
February 1 2023 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 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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