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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 ?
92 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
122 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
139 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
110 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
127 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
71 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
86 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
119 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
50 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
48 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
41 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
44 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
61 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
101 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
46 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
82 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
97 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
80 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
83 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
13 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
29 days
Lower Sackville
Cobequid Community Health Centre
77 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
28 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
32 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
70 days
Digby
Digby General Hospital
34 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
27 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
29 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
18 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
24 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
29 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
60 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
23 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
22 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
30 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
32 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
10 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: 
December 1 2018 - February 28 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2019
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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