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

Emergency Department

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Service Statuses

Disruption

Emergency Department

Digby General Hospital emergency department is closed at 4 p.m. Tuesday February 4 and re-opens Wednesday February 5 at 8 a.m. 

Virtual Urgent Care is open Mon. to Fri. from 11a.m. to 7p.m. and Sat. & Sun. from 9a.m. to 1p.m. Patients accepted up to 30 minutes before closing.

Disruption
(Shelburne, NS)

Emergency Department

Roseway Hospital emergency department is closed Tuesday Feb. 4, Wednesday, Feb. 5, Thursday, Feb. 6. 

Virtual Urgent Care is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily (Mon.-Sun.), even when the emergency dept. is closed. Patients accepted for Virtual Urgent Care appointments up to 60 minutes before closing.

Disruption

Emergency Department

Eastern Memorial Hospital's emergency dept is closed until 12pm on Fri., Feb.28. Canso Medical Clinic open Feb.3-7 & Feb.24-28, 9am-5pm, appt only; virtual appts in evenings. Call 902-366-2633 for appt.

Urgent treatment clinic: Sat., Feb.8 & Sun., Feb.9, 9am-5pm. Appt only: Phone line opens 8am both days-call 902-366-3268. Virtual urgent care: Mon. & Tues., 8am-5pm; Wed.-Fri., 8am-2pm.  

 

Disruption
(Liverpool, NS)

Emergency Department

Queens General Hospital emergency department is OPEN 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 4 and Wednesday February 5. (closing 1:30 p.m. each day)

Virtual Urgent Care is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily (Mon.-Sun.), even when the emergency dept. is closed. Patients accepted for Virtual Urgent Care appointments up to 60 minutes before closing.

Disruption
(Evanston, NS)

Emergency Department

The emergency department at Strait Richmond Hospital in Evanston will be closed:

  • Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 7 a.m. to Thursday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m.
  • Friday, Feb. 7 from 7 a.m. to Monday, Feb. 10 at 10 a.m.
Disruption
(Middleton, NS)

Emergency Department

Soldiers Memorial Hospital emergency department is OPEN 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mondays to Fridays in February. NOTE: the emergency dept. is CLOSED Wednesday, February 5. 

Virtual Urgent Care is open, even when the emergency department is closed, at these times: Mon. to Fri. 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sat. & Sun. 8a.m. to 4 p.m.

Advisory
(Halifax, NS)

Emergency Department

Starting Saturday, December 14, the entrance to the Emergency Department (ED) will change to 1840 Bell Road. This new entrance will include a patient drop-off area, parking, including accessible parking options. 

Disruption

Emergency Department

All Saint Springhill Hospital’s Collaborative Emergency Centre is temporarily closed.  A virtual urgent care service will be available onsite daily.  Please check the schedule here.

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