Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital's urgent care hours for November 2023

Nova Scotia Health provides an urgent service model of care at Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital as a pilot model of care to better serve the community. The urgent service provides care for people with unexpected, non-life-threatening health concerns that require same or next-day treatment. Some examples include simple fractures, sprains, earaches, minor cuts and mild abdominal pain. The service is available to people with or without a family doctor or nurse practitioner.

Appointments are required and can be made by calling 902-885-2554 during operating hours. Choose the option for urgent care.

The urgent care service will be available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the following dates in November:

• November 1 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 2 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 3 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 4 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 6 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 7 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 8 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 9 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 10 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 14 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 15 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 16 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 17 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 18 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 20 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 21 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 22 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 23 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 24 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 27 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 28 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 29 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• November 30 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

An urgent service differs from an emergency department in that it will provide care for non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses; it will not receive ambulances and it will only see patients by appointment. Patients who require emergency care should continue to call 911.

For more information visit: nshealth.ca/urgenttreatmentcentre