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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 ?
285 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
37 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
66 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
67 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
81 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
83 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
84 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
105 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
109 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
114 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
114 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
120 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
137 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
143 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
159 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
177 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
338 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
362 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
384 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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
14 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
18 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
21 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
21 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
27 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
28 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
28 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
28 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
28 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
29 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
29 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
29 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
33 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
37 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
62 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
80 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
85 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
113 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: 
March 1 2021 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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