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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 ?
290 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
126 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
169 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
331 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
187 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
55 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
337 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
115 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
112 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
244 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
181 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
134 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
148 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
344 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
386 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
245 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
67 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
254 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
105 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 Facilitysort descending Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
28 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
35 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
136 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
22 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
29 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
77 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
51 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
35 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
115 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
23 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
38 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
35 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
138 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
115 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
27 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
31 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
29 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
24 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 2022 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 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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