The websites to book appointments for blood collection, X-Rays, EKGs and COVID-19 testing will be unavailable from Tuesday April 1st from 2100 – 2130. This is necessary for routine IT updates. During this time, the public will be unable to book appointments on-line and Nova Scotia Health staff will be unable to view the calendar or book online appointments for these services. Some services used by YourHealthNS may be unavailable for a brief period while servers are patched and rebooted.

Starting Saturday, December 14, 2024, the entrance to the QEII Halifax Infirmary Emergency Department has changed to 1840 Bell Road. Learn more.

Please plan for extra travel time when coming to the QEII Halifax Infirmary. As of Friday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m. to Sunday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m. Bell Road will be reduced to eastbound traffic only, coming east on Quinpool Road, as well as north and southbound on Robie Street.

Specimen Testing

Your doctor or other health care provider may ask you to provide a specimen sample (e.g. urine, stool, semen, etc.) for testing. There are drop off locations around the province.

There are drop off locations that send the specimen to the laboratory for testing. Unless you are told otherwise, drop off your labeled specimen and the requisition to one of our specimen drop off locations.

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Laboratory Services

Service Statuses

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Aberdeen Hospital

835 East River Road
New Glasgow Nova Scotia

sun Closed

mon 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

tue 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

wed 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

thu 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

fri 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

sat Closed

Closed for holidays.

phone: 902-752-7600 x1600

Aberdeen Hospital Laboratory Reception Area 1st floor.

All Saints Springhill Hospital

10 Princess Street
Springhill, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 9:00 am - 11:00 am

tue Apr 1 9:00 am - 11:00 am

wed Apr 2 9:00 am - 11:00 am

thu Apr 3 9:00 am - 11:00 am

fri Apr 4 9:00 am - 11:00 am

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

phone: (902) 597-3773

Annapolis Community Health Centre

821 St. George Street
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 8:00 am - 11:00 am

tue Apr 1 8:00 am - 11:00 am

wed Apr 2 8:00 am - 11:00 am

thu Apr 3 8:00 am - 11:00 am

fri Apr 4 Closed

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

phone: (902) 532-2381

Bayview Memorial Health Centre

3375 Highway #209
Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia

phone: (902) 392-2859

Buchanan Memorial Community Health Centre

32610 Cabot Trail
Neils Harbour, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

tue Apr 1 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

wed Apr 2 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

thu Apr 3 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

fri Apr 4 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

phone: (902) 336-2200

Cape Breton Regional Hospital

1482 George Street
Sydney, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

tue Apr 1 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

wed Apr 2 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

thu Apr 3 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

fri Apr 4 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Cobequid Community Health Centre

40 Freer Lane
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

tue Apr 1 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

wed Apr 2 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

thu Apr 3 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

fri Apr 4 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

sat Apr 5 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

sun Apr 6 Closed

Closed for holidays.

Colchester East Hants Health Centre

600 Abenaki Road
Truro, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 6:30 am - 1:00 pm

tue Apr 1 6:30 am - 1:00 pm

wed Apr 2 6:30 am - 1:00 pm

thu Apr 3 6:30 am - 1:00 pm

fri Apr 4 6:30 am - 1:00 pm

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Dartmouth General Hospital

325 Pleasant Street
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

tue Apr 1 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

wed Apr 2 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

thu Apr 3 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

fri Apr 4 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

sat Apr 5 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

sun Apr 6 Closed

Closed for holidays.

Phone: (902) 465-8545

Eastern Memorial Hospital

1746 Union Street
Canso, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

tue Apr 1 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

wed Apr 2 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

thu Apr 3 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

fri Apr 4 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital

22637 Highway 7
Sheet Harbour Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 7:30 am - 10:30 am

tue Apr 1 7:30 am - 10:30 am

wed Apr 2 7:30 am - 10:30 am

thu Apr 3 7:30 am - 10:30 am

fri Apr 4 7:30 am - 10:30 am

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Closed for holidays.

Guysborough Memorial Hospital

10560 Route 16
Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 7:30 am - 1:00 pm

tue Apr 1 7:30 am - 1:00 pm

wed Apr 2 7:30 am - 1:00 pm

thu Apr 3 7:30 am - 1:00 pm

fri Apr 4 7:30 am - 1:00 pm

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Drop off at the laboratory.

Hants Community Hospital

89 Payzant Drive
Windsor, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

tue Apr 1 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

wed Apr 2 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

thu Apr 3 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

fri Apr 4 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Closed for holidays.

Phone: (902) 792-2037

Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital

39 James Street
P.O. Box 610
Inverness, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

tue Apr 1 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

wed Apr 2 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

thu Apr 3 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

fri Apr 4 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital

110 Blair Avenue
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 7:00 am - 10:15 am

tue Apr 1 7:00 am - 10:15 am

wed Apr 2 7:00 am - 10:15 am

thu Apr 3 7:00 am - 10:15 am

fri Apr 4 7:00 am - 10:15 am

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Excluding Holidays

Mackenzie Building

5788 University Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Drop off box: 24 hour a day, seven days a week

Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital

492 Archibald Brook Road
RR2
Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 7:00 am - 11:00 am

tue Apr 1 7:00 am - 11:00 am

wed Apr 2 7:00 am - 11:00 am

thu Apr 3 7:00 am - 11:00 am

fri Apr 4 7:00 am - 11:00 am

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Closed for holidays.

Phone: (902) 384-4111

North Cumberland Health Care Centre

260 Gulf Shore Road
Pugwash, Nova Scotia

Hours Monday to Friday until 10:30

Queens General Hospital

175 School St
Liverpool, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 8:00 am - 10:45 am

tue Apr 1 8:00 am - 10:45 am

wed Apr 2 8:00 am - 10:45 am

thu Apr 3 8:00 am - 10:45 am

fri Apr 4 Closed

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Roseway Hospital

1606 Lake Road
Shelburne, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 8:00 am - 10:00 am

tue Apr 1 8:00 am - 10:00 am

wed Apr 2 8:00 am - 10:00 am

thu Apr 3 8:00 am - 10:00 am

fri Apr 4 8:00 am - 10:00 am

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Sacred Heart Community Health Centre

15102 Cabot Trail
Cheticamp, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

tue Apr 1 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

wed Apr 2 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

thu Apr 3 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

fri Apr 4 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Soldiers Memorial Hospital

462 Main Street
Middleton, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

tue Apr 1 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

wed Apr 2 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

thu Apr 3 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

fri Apr 4 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

South Cumberland Community Care Centre

50 Jenks Ave
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia

Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday until 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Thursday until 9 a.m.

South Shore Regional Hospital

90 Glen Allan Drive
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

tue Apr 1 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

wed Apr 2 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

thu Apr 3 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

fri Apr 4 Closed

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

(902) 527-5269x1

St. Martha's Regional Hospital

25 Bay Street
Antigonish, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

tue Apr 1 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

wed Apr 2 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

thu Apr 3 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

fri Apr 4 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

St. Mary's Memorial Hospital

91 Hospital Road
PO Box 299
Sherbrooke Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

tue Apr 1 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

wed Apr 2 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

thu Apr 3 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

fri Apr 4 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Strait Richmond Hospital

138 Hospital Rd.
Cleveland, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

tue Apr 1 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

wed Apr 2 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

thu Apr 3 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

fri Apr 4 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital

7704 7 Highway
Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 7:00 am - 11:00 am

tue Apr 1 7:00 am - 11:00 am

wed Apr 2 7:00 am - 11:00 am

thu Apr 3 7:00 am - 11:00 am

fri Apr 4 7:00 am - 11:00 am

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Closed for holidays.

Phone: (902) 889-4115

Valley Regional Hospital

150 Exhibition Street
Kentville, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

tue Apr 1 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

wed Apr 2 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

thu Apr 3 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

fri Apr 4 Closed

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Closed from noon to 1 p.m.

Victoria County Memorial Hospital

30 Old Margaree Road
Baddeck, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

tue Apr 1 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

wed Apr 2 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

thu Apr 3 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

fri Apr 4 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

Yarmouth Regional Hospital

60 Vancouver Street
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

mon Mar 31 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

tue Apr 1 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

wed Apr 2 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

thu Apr 3 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

fri Apr 4 Closed

sat Apr 5 Closed

sun Apr 6 Closed

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