Temporary relocation of emergency department entrance at Colchester East Hants Health Centre

To allow for necessary repairs to the awning above the entrance, the main entrance to the emergency department at Colchester East Hants Health Centre (CEHHC) in Truro will be temporarily relocated.

Starting Friday, August 16, the emergency department entrance will move to the ambulance bay until the repairs are completed. The work is expected to take up to seven days.

People seeking urgent and emergency care will be redirected to the ambulance bay, located next to the emergency department. Hospital and security staff will be onsite to direct patients and visitors, and new signs have been installed to direct people to the temporary entrance.

People needing less urgent care are reminded of the Parrsboro Urgent Treatment Centre located at South Cumberland Community Care Centre, the Urgent Treatment Centre at Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital in Tatamagouche, All Saints Springhill Hospital’s Collaborative Emergency Centre, and North Cumberland Health Care Centre’s Collaborative Emergency Centre in Pugwash.

For general health advice and information call 811, which is a service offered 24 hours a day, seven days a week by experienced registered nurses. The Mental Health Crisis Line can also be reached 24/7 by calling 1-888-429-8167.

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Nova Scotia Health’s goal is to resume normal operations quickly and safely, doing everything possible to reduce the impact on patients and the public.

Nova Scotia Health knows this is not an ideal situation and appreciates the public’s patience during this time. Patient concerns relating to the temporary service relocation can contact the patient relations team by calling toll-free 1-844-884-4177 or by email to patientfeedback@nshealth.ca.