Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) wishes to advise the public that the emergency department at Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital will be closed from 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5 through 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11 due to lack of physician coverage.
Roaring engines, polished chrome and the smell of leather aren’t the only traditions rolled out during Digby’s annual Wharf Rat Rally. For the past decade, patients at Digby General Hospital have had their own, personal rally when a number of bikers roll into the hospital back parking lot.
Nova Scotia Health Authority has a new multi-year hip and knee action plan underway. Our plan is helping even more Nova Scotians receive surgery and other supports they need to be well.
Both Jim MacLean, Manager of Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) for the QEII Redevelopment Project and Justin Haynes, the project’s Senior Systems Analyst pride themselves on the lens of expertise they provide the health care project. They recently sat down to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the role of IM/IT in health care.
When a person who is addicted to intravenous drugs lands in hospital with a serious health issue, staff have a double-barrelled crisis on their hands: now, they have a patient who is medically unstable due to illness and also at risk of life-threatening opioid withdrawal.
Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) is pleased to announce that two new midwives have started work with maternal and child services at both South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater and Fisherman’s Memorial Hospital in Lunenburg.
Please be advised that on Wednesday, August 22, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., patients and visitors are requested to both enter and exit from the front door of the Fishermen's Memorial Hospital, located on High St. in Lunenburg. This is due to work happening overhead near the cafeteria door.
The emergency department at Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital in Tatamagouche will be closed during the overnight hours for the months of August and September.
Having served 39 years as a construction engineer in the Canadian Armed Forces and three years with a federal Crown corporation, Brian Neyedli decided to fully retire. With that came a pile of free time. He was interested in volunteering to give back to his community, but didn’t know what avenue to take.
