Social Work | Nova Scotia Health

Social Workers help with:

Adjustment or coping with illness, injury, and disability
Death, grief, and loss
Lifestyle changes
Referral to community agencies
Complex discharge needs (care at home, nursing home, or other long-term care options)
Concerns about hospitalization
Practical support and/ or financial concerns (e.g. equipment needs, information about income support programs)
Other individual or family concerns (e.g. dependency issues, caregiver stress, family conflict)

Social Workers help by:

Counselling

Providing counselling around coping, managing crisis, adjustment, bereavement, and resources to individuals, couples, families, and/or groups

Advocating

Supporting patients and families to access needed services and resources

Collaborating

Working with our healthcare teams and the community to provide the best care and discharge planning

Educating

Providing education to patients, families, healthcare teams, and community agencies.

Accessing this Clinic, Program or Service

Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Building

Part of QEII Health Sciences Centre

5955 Veterans Memorial Lane
Halifax Nova Scotia

Referrals to an NSH social worker can be made by patients, family members, friends, community agencies and/or any member of the inter-disciplinary health care team.

Contact

902-473-2491

Dartmouth General Hospital

325 Pleasant Street
Dartmouth Nova Scotia

sun Jul 12 Unavailable

mon Jul 13 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

tue Jul 14 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

wed Jul 15 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

thu Jul 16 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

fri Jul 17 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

sat Jul 18 Unavailable

Referrals to an NSH social worker can be made by patients, family members, friends, community agencies and/or any member of the inter-disciplinary health care team.

Contact

902-465-8530

*This office has relocated to room 1512 due to renovations

Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital

22637 Highway 7
Sheet Harbour Nova Scotia

sun Jul 12 Unavailable

mon Jul 13 Unavailable

tue Jul 14 Unavailable

wed Jul 15 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

thu Jul 16 Unavailable

fri Jul 17 Unavailable

sat Jul 18 Unavailable

Referrals to an NSH social worker can be made by patients, family members, friends, community agencies and/or any member of the inter-disciplinary health care team.

Contact

902-885-3627

Halifax Infirmary

Part of QEII Health Sciences Centre

1796 Summer St
Halifax Nova Scotia

sun Jul 12 Unavailable

mon Jul 13 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

tue Jul 14 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

wed Jul 15 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

thu Jul 16 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

fri Jul 17 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

sat Jul 18 Unavailable

Referrals to an NSH social worker can be made by patients, family members, friends, community agencies and/or any member of the inter-disciplinary health care team.

Contact

902-473-3463

Hants Community Hospital

There are one or more unplanned disruptions affecting this location. Click here for more information.

89 Payzant Drive
Windsor Nova Scotia

sun Jul 12 Unavailable

mon Jul 13 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

tue Jul 14 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

wed Jul 15 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

thu Jul 16 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

fri Jul 17 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

sat Jul 18 Unavailable

Referrals to an NSH social worker can be made by patients, family members, friends, community agencies and/or any member of the inter-disciplinary health care team.

Contact

902-792-2082

Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital

492 Archibald Brook Road
RR2
Middle Musquodoboit Nova Scotia

sun Jul 12 Unavailable

mon Jul 13 Unavailable

tue Jul 14 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

wed Jul 15 Unavailable

thu Jul 16 Unavailable

fri Jul 17 Unavailable

sat Jul 18 Unavailable

Referrals to an NSH social worker can be made by patients, family members, friends, community agencies and/or any member of the inter-disciplinary health care team.

Contact

902-384-4107

Nova Scotia Rehabilitation and Arthritis Centre

Part of QEII Health Sciences Centre

1341 Summer Street
Halifax Nova Scotia

Referrals to an NSH social worker can be made by patients, family members, friends, community agencies and/or any member of the inter-disciplinary health care team.

Contact

902-473-1367

Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital

There are one or more unplanned disruptions affecting this location. Click here for more information.

7704 7 Highway
Musquodoboit Harbour Nova Scotia

sun Jul 12 Unavailable

mon Jul 13 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

tue Jul 14 Unavailable

wed Jul 15 Unavailable

thu Jul 16 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

fri Jul 17 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

sat Jul 18 Unavailable

Referrals to an NSH social worker can be made by patients, family members, friends, community agencies and/or any member of the inter-disciplinary health care team.

Contact

902-889-4103

Victoria Building

Part of QEII Health Sciences Centre

1276 South Park Street
Halifax Nova Scotia

sun Jul 12 Unavailable

mon Jul 13 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

tue Jul 14 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

wed Jul 15 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

thu Jul 16 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

fri Jul 17 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

sat Jul 18 Unavailable

Referrals to an NSH social worker can be made by patients, family members, friends, community agencies and/or any member of the inter-disciplinary health care team.

Contact

902-473-5180

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Part of QEII Health Sciences Centre

Part of QEII Health Sciences Centre

Part of QEII Health Sciences Centre

Part of QEII Health Sciences Centre

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