Urgent Treatment Centre locations Map
Urgent Treatment Centre locations
Annapolis Community Health Centre
Hours are subject to change.
Patients will be seen by appointment only.
The Annapolis Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) provides access to care for those with unexpected, non-life-threatening health concerns with appointments offered within one to two days.
To book (or cancel) an appointment* call 902-532-4011 or visit in-person. You will be assessed to determine if you require an appointment later that day, or the next day the centre is open. If you require emergent care, you will be directed to the nearest emergency department.
There are a specific number of appointments available each day at the UTC. Once those appointments are booked up, we will no longer answer the telephone line. A sign will be posted at Annapolis Community Health Centre to inform the public. Closed on holidays.
*Please note: If there are no appointments available at this urgent treatment centre and your issue isn't urgent in nature, you can also call 1-833-710-0110 for availability of same-day appointments at surrounding primary care and after hours clinics. Telephone lines open starting at 8 a.m., Monday to Friday. There is limited availability and appointments will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis.
The available appointments could be at any one of four locations:
- Eastern Kings Memorial Community Health Centre
- Western Kings Memorial Health Centre
- Soldiers Memorial Hospital
- Kentville (Suite 210, 70 Exhibition Street, Kentville)
More about the program
The Annapolis UTC is different than an emergency department in that it provides care for non-life-threatening illness or injuries, does not receive ambulances, and only sees patients by appointment.
- Download the Annapolis Urgent Treatment Centre poster (.pdf)
- Download the Annapolis Urgent Treatment Centre brochure (.pdf)
- Where to go for health care is a helpful guide to health services in Annapolis and Kings counties and other regions of Nova Scotia.
- Virtual Care NS provides people on the Need a Family Practice Registry with online access to a family doctor or nurse practitioner.
Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital
Patients will be seen by appointment only.
This service provides consistent access to care in this community and mean those with unexpected, but non-life-threatening health concerns will be able to receive care the same day.Patients who require emergency care should continue to call 911.
Appointments can be made by calling 902-885-2554 during operating hours. Choose the option for urgent care.
Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital
Hours are subject to change. Call 902-657-2385 for up-to-date hours.
Patients will be seen by appointment only.
Please note, there are a specific number of appointments available each day.
To book an appointment call 902-657-2385 during hours of operation or visit in person during hours of operation.
When you call, we will ask you questions about what has led you to request an appointment, then we will do one of the following:
- Book an appointment for that day.
- Book an appointment for the next day we are open.
- Advise you to continue on to the nearest Emergency Department or call 911.
- Advise you to make an appointment with your family doctor or nurse practitioner.
- If you do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner, encourage you to register on the Need a Family Practice Registry. To register go to or call 811.
- If already on the Need a Family Practice Registry, we encourage you to call and book an appointment at a Primary Care Clinic in your community if available. VirtualCareNS may also be an option for you.
If appointments are fully booked for the day, we ask that you call back or attend in person the next day the UTC is open to book an appointment. If you require emergent care for a life-threatening illness or injury, please call 911. You can also call 811 to speak with a registered nurse.
Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital
Patients can book appointments starting at 8 a.m. each day the Urgent Treatment Centre is open by calling 902-384-2220.
When people call, they will be assessed by a nurse to determine if they will be scheduled for an appointment, either later that day or the next available day.
Northside General Hospital
Hours are subject to change.
To make an appointment*, call 902-794-8966 or attend in person.
*Please note, there are a specific number of appointments available each day at the UTC.
Once those appointments are booked up, we will update the UTC voicemail, and place a sign in the UTC entrance letting the public know.
We ask that you call back or attend in person the next day the UTC is open to book an appointment. If you require emergent care for a life-threatening illness or injury, please call 911.
You can also call 811 to speak with a registered nurse.
You will be assessed to determine if you require an appointment later that day, or the next day the centre is open. If you require emergent care, you will be directed to the nearest emergency department.
To assess you by phone or in person, a nurse will ask you questions about what has led you to request an appointment at the urgent treatment centre.
They will also ask about existing health conditions and any medications you are taking.
Once the nurse has gathered your information, they will do one of the following:
- Book an appointment for that day
- Book an appointment for the next day the centre is open.
- Advise you to continue on to the nearest emergency department
- Advise you to make an appointment with your family physician
- If you do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner, encourage you to register on the Need a Family Practice Registry. To register go to or call 811.
- If already on the Need a Family Practice Registry, we encourage you to call and book an appointment at a Primary Care Clinic in your community if available. VirtualCareNS may also be an option for you.
South Cumberland Community Care Centre
Hours are subject to change.
* Please note, there are a specific number of appointments available each day at the urgent treatment centre (UTC). Once those appointments are fully booked we will place a sign in the UTC entrance letting the public know.
We ask that you call back or attend in person the next day the UTC is open to book an appointment.
To book an appointment call 902-254-2540, Option 1 during hours of operation, or attend in person during hours of operation.
When you call, we will ask you questions about what has led you to request an appointment at the Parrsboro Urgent Treatment Centre.
Then we will do one of the following:
- Book an appointment for that day.
- Book an appointment for the next day.
- Advise you to continue on to the nearest Emergency Department or call 911.
- Advise you to make an appointment with your family doctor or nurse practitioner.
- If you do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner, encourage you to register on the Need a Family Practice Registry. To register go to or call 811.
- If already on the Need a Family Practice Registry, we encourage you to call and book an appointment at a Primary Care Clinic in your community if available. VirtualCareNS may also be an option for you.
Both walk in and booked appointments will be available for everyone in the community, whether or not they have a primary care provider. Booked appointments are preferred although walk ins will be triaged and scheduled to be seen as appropriate. If you already have a primary care provider, please contact them first to see if they can accommodate your same day or next day need.
Victoria County Memorial Hospital
Hours are subject to change.
* Please note, there are a specific number of appointments available each day at the UTC.
Once those appointments are booked up, we will update the UTC voicemail, and place a sign in the UTC entrance letting the public know.
We ask that you call back the next day the UTC is open to book an appointment. If you require emergent care for a life-threatening illness or injury, please call 911.
You can also call 811 to speak with a registered nurse.
To get an appointment, call 902-295-2983 (no walk-ins).
You will be assessed to determine if you require an appointment later that day, or the next day the centre is open. If you require emergent care, you will be directed to the nearest emergency department.
To assess you by phone, a nurse will ask you questions about what has led you to request an appointment at the urgent treatment centre.
They will also ask about existing health conditions and any medications you are taking.
Once the nurse has gathered your information, they will do one of the following:
- Book an appointment for that day
- Book an appointment for the next day the centre is open.
- Advise you to continue on to the nearest emergency department
- Advise you to make an appointment with your family physician
- If you do not have a primary care provider (physician or nurse practitioner), you are encouraged to register on the Need a Family Practice Registry
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
By appointment only. For appointment, call 902-742-2406.
Located on the main floor of the hospital
When making the appointment, patient will be assessed by a nurse to ensure they are going to the best place for care. Patients that are appropriate to be seen will get an appointment either later that day or the next day the centre is open.