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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 ?
225 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Timesort descending
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
68 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
90 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
102 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
105 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
113 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
123 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
125 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
127 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
156 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
156 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
166 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
171 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
215 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
253 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
259 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
271 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
338 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
419 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 Timesort descending
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
15 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
20 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
21 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
23 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
27 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
28 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
29 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
29 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
34 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
38 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
41 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
50 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
62 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
66 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
73 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
91 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
146 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
162 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: 
November 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 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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