Closed for holidays.
Contact
Administrative Switchboard: 902-532-2381
Urgent Treatment Centre
This location no longer offers an emergency department.
You can learn more about the Annapolis Urgent Treatment Centre including hours of operation and how to make an appointment here
If you need help immediately, call 911.
To access the mental health mobile crisis team call 902-429-8167 or toll-free at 1-888-429-8167. This is a 24-hour, seven days a week phone service to help you or your loved one cope with mental health and addiction challenges in the moment.
Visiting Hours
Visitors are welcome 24 hours a day according to patient preference and care needs. The number of visitors and time of visits will be decided together with the patient and their family.
*Learn more about NSH's Family Presence Policy, which welcomes up to two people named by the patient to be their family or primary support person/people.
Parking
You MUST pay for parking at kiosk-machine inside the building, before returning to your car:
1. Pay with cash, credit or debit at kiosk-machine inside the building
2. Take ticket, and go to your car
3. At exit gate scan ticket —parking gate will open
NOTE: Parking ticket stub is valid for only 20 minutes. This is time to get to your car and exit parking lot.
WiFi and Internet Access
Free Public Wifi.
Cafeteria and Vending Machines
The cafeteria is located on the lower level, beside the elevator.
Hours of operation:
Daily: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
About
The Annapolis Community Health Centre provides health care to the residents and visitors of the surrounding communities. The centre houses the Annapolis Collaborative Practice, and many other health care services and programs.
Blood Collection Location
Appointments are required for blood collection service.
If you have a referral, you may book an appointment for blood collection at this location anytime online or by calling toll-free 1-833-998-2722 from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding holidays).
Specimen Testing Dropoff Site
phone: (902) 532-2381
Water Testing Dropoff Site
Water sample must be collected the same morning as drop-off and not the evening before using the water testing bottles and requisition provided by NS Health. E.Coli & Coliform testing is a white top 100 ML bottle / Chemical & Mineral testing is a black top 200 ML bottle
Sample bottles for water testing can be picked up at the front desk from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Diabetes Centre
Patients may self-refer to this team by phoning (902) 532-4022
Fax: (902) 532-2113
Urgent Treatment Centre
Hours are subject to change.
Patients will be seen by appointment only.
The Annapolis Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) provides access to care for those with unexpected, non-life-threatening health concerns with appointments offered within one to two days.
To book (or cancel) an appointment* call 902-532-4011 or visit in-person. You will be assessed to determine if you require an appointment later that day, or the next day the centre is open. If you require emergent care, you will be directed to the nearest emergency department.
There are a specific number of appointments available each day at the UTC. Once those appointments are booked up, we will no longer answer the telephone line. A sign will be posted at Annapolis Community Health Centre to inform the public. Closed on holidays.
*Please note: If there are no appointments available at this urgent treatment centre and your issue isn't urgent in nature, you can also call 1-833-710-0110 for availability of same-day appointments at surrounding primary care and after hours clinics. Telephone lines open starting at 8 a.m., Monday to Friday. There is limited availability and appointments will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis.
The available appointments could be at any one of four locations:
- Eastern Kings Memorial Community Health Centre
- Western Kings Memorial Health Centre
- Soldiers Memorial Hospital
- Kentville (Suite 210, 70 Exhibition Street, Kentville)
More about the program
The Annapolis UTC is different than an emergency department in that it provides care for non-life-threatening illness or injuries, does not receive ambulances, and only sees patients by appointment.
- Download the Annapolis Urgent Treatment Centre poster (.pdf)
- Download the Annapolis Urgent Treatment Centre brochure (.pdf)
- Where to go for health care is a helpful guide to health services in Annapolis and Kings counties and other regions of Nova Scotia.
- Virtual Care NS provides people on the Need a Family Practice Registry with online access to a family doctor or nurse practitioner.
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