Entrance and parking changes at QEII Halifax Infirmary effective Aug. 26

HALIFAX, NS – Significant changes are coming on Monday Aug. 26 to the QEII Halifax Infirmary that will affect patient and visitor access, hospital parking, and the route to the emergency department entrance. 

Patients and visitors will no longer access the Halifax Infirmary via the Robie Street entrance. The new main entrance will be located at 1796 Summer St., directly across from the Summer Street parkade. 

Parking for patients and visitors will be available at the Summer Street parkade at 1797 Summer St. across from the new main entrance. The last day to park at the Robie Street parkade will be Sunday, Aug. 25, in preparation for its demolition thisfall. 

“An expanded QEII will be a game-changer for our staff, physicians, patients and visitors,” said Dr. Christine Short, Senior Medical Director for QEII Healthcare Redevelopment in the Central Zone at Nova Scotia Health. “As a physician at the Halifax Infirmary, I am pleased to see this progress as we continue to focus on enhancing the wellbeing of healthcare workers, staff and patients.” 

The building entrance to the emergency department will remain unchanged. However, a new temporary driveway for drop-offs and emergency department parking will be slightly north on Robie Street due to the closure of the Robie Street parkade. 

Patients who rely on mobility devices, such as walkers or wheelchairs, should bring them. The Halifax Infirmary also has Staxis (push wheelchairs) available on every floor of the Summer Street parkade, by the elevators – and in the Summer Street entrance lobby.

Volunteers will be on hand at the Summer Street main entrance to provide directions and wayfinding resources. New interior and exterior signage will be in place to help patients and visitors find where they are going in the hospital. 

Entrance changes at the QEII Halifax Infirmary are an essential part of preparations for the construction of our new acute care tower, which will feature 216 beds, 16 operating rooms, an intensive care unit and a new, larger emergency department. 

“These changes are crucial steps in the redevelopment project aimed at reducing wait times, improving diagnostic capabilities, and creating efficiencies that will benefit patients directly,” said Randi Monroe, Executive Director, Redevelopment in the Central Zone at Nova Scotia Health.  

For more information and updates on the QEII Halifax Infirmary redevelopment, visit www.NSHealth.ca/QE2Redevelopment.