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Manitoba Health
Diagnostic Services - Bone Density Tests
Bone density tests are provided in the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and the Brandon Regional Health Authority. Ask your health care provider where you are having your test.
What is a Bone Density Test?
A bone density test measures the mineral density (such as calcium) in your bones, and allows an estimate of your bone strength.
Bone Density Test Wait Times
Regional Health Authority |
Facility |
Wait Time (in weeks) |
| Winnipeg | St. Boniface General Hospital | 3 |
| Brandon | Brandon Regional Health Centre | 9 |
| Manitoba Average | 4 |
|
| Data for March 2012 | ||
Diagnostic wait times are currently under development. Facilities are in different stages of implementation of improved technology for wait time data collection, resulting in variability in wait time data presented between facilities.
Bone Density Tests Performed
| Regional
Health Authority |
Facility |
Number
of Tests Performed (per month) |
2010/2011 Fiscal Year1 |
2011/2012
Fiscal Year
to Date1
|
| Winnipeg | St. Boniface General Hospital | 492 |
7,302 |
6,606 |
| Brandon | Brandon Regional Health Centre | 139 |
1,472 |
1,320 |
| Manitoba Total | 631 |
8,774 |
7,926 |
|
| Data for March 2012 | ||||
1 Fiscal year is April to March.
