It’s that time of year again, when influenza (aka flu) season rolls around. The good news is you can take steps to protect yourself and loved ones by getting your flu vaccine.
This week, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) is hosting 30 surveyors from Accreditation Canada who are in the province to assess our services against national standards of excellence.
When Judy Murray was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease, it was a lot to cope with, mentally and physically. She wanted to exercise but the seniors’ exercise programs offered in her community didn’t offer the kind of specialized instruction she needed. When a doctor referred her to the Active for Life Initiative, Judy “decided to get up and go.” It turned out to be just the right prescription.
Nova Scotia Health Authority president and CEO Janet Knox was joined by the Honourable Randy Delorey, Minister of Health and Wellness, today for the ribbon cutting at the Aberdeen Hospital’s new Emergency Department.
The Emergency Department at the Northside General Hospital in North Sydney will be closed Saturday, Oct. 14 and Sunday, Oct. 15. It reopens on Monday, Oct. 16 at 8 a.m.
The walk-in x-ray service at Sacred Heart Community Health Centre in Cheticamp will be out of service on Friday, Oct. 13 due to the unavailability of staff.
Kevin Radcliffe didn’t think about the instruments used by his medical team during life-saving heart surgery more than a decade ago. But that changed when he recently had the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at the Medical Device Reprocessing department.
