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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 ?
113 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
24 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
54 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
58 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
59 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
63 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
64 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
69 days
Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
69 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
87 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
103 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
112 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
117 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
118 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
125 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
125 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
134 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
170 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
176 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 Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
7 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
12 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
14 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
14 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
20 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
21 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
23 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
26 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
28 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
30 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
31 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
32 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
33 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
35 days
Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
35 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
43 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
58 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
100 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: 
May 1 2017 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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