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Nova Scotia Wait Times

Diagnostic Services

Barium Enemas

Barium enemas are provided in nine district health authorities, and at the IWK Health Centre.

South West Annapolis Valley South Shore Cumberland Colchester East Hants Capital Health and IWK Pictou County Guysborough Antigonish Strait
Barium Enemas
District Health Authorities Community Facility Wait Time
Annapolis Valley Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 30
Middleton Soldier's Memorial Hospital 8
Cape Breton Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 10
North Sydney Northside General Hospital 35
New Waterford New Waterford Consolidated Hospital 3
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility 15
Capital Health Halifax Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre 17
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 44
Lower Sackville Cobequid Community Health Centre 23
Windsor Hants Community Hospital 17
Colchester East Hants Truro Colchester Regional Hospital 6
Cumberland Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 18
Guysborough Antigonish Strait Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 5
IWK Health Centre Halifax IWK Health Centre 35
Pictou County New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital 20
South Shore Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 9
South West Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 15
Digby Digby General Hospital 5
Unit: Expected Wait Times in Calendar Days
Data Source: DHA Diagnostic Imaging Departments
Data Period: February 2010
Next update: End of March 2010

How do we measure wait times for a Barium Enema?

Wait times for Barium Enemas are measured by counting the number of calendar days from the day the request arrives in the diagnostic imaging department to the next available day with three open appointments.