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Nova Scotia Wait Times

Diagnostic Services

Ultrasound

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

Capital Health and IWK South West Annapolis Valley South Shore Cumberland Colchester East Hants Capital Health and IWK Pictou County Guysborough Antigonish Strait Cape Breton Capital Health and IWK Capital Health and IWK
Ultrasound
District Health Authorities Community Facility Wait Time
Annapolis Valley Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 78
Middleton Soldier's Memorial Hospital N/A
Cape Breton Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 120
North Sydney Northside General Hospital 129
New Waterford New Waterford Consolidated Hospital 127
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility 132
Capital Health Halifax Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre 115
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 109
Lower Sackville Cobequid Community Health Centre 118
Windsor Hants Community Hospital 47
Colchester East Hants Truro Colchester Regional Hospital 44
Cumberland Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 21
Guysborough Antigonish Strait Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 70
IWK Health Centre Halifax IWK Health Centre Gyne 87
Pediatric 49
Pictou County New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital 20
South Shore Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 33
South West Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 65
Digby Digby General Hospital 65
Unit: Expected Wait Times in Calendar Days
Data Source: DHA Diagnostic Imaging Departments
Data Period: October 2009
Next update: End of November 2009

How do we measure wait times for an Ultrasound?

Wait times for Ultrasound 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.