Updated: Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital urgent care hours for May

Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 08:58AM

Nova Scotia Health is providing 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.

Patients can book appointments starting at 8:15 a.m. each day the urgent treatment centre is open by calling 902-384-2220. When people call, they will be assessed by a nurse to determine if they will be scheduled for an appointment later that day or the next available day.

The urgent treatment centre will be open on the following dates and hours in May:

  • Tuesday, May 2 -– 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Wednesday, May 3– 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Thursday, May 4 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 6– 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Monday, May 8 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Tuesday, May 9 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Wednesday, May 10 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Thursday, May 11 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Monday, May 15 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Tuesday, May 16 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Wednesday, May 17 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Thursday, May 18 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 20 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Tuesday, May 23 -– 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Wednesday, May 24– 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Thursday, May 25 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Monday, May 29 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Tuesday, May 30 -– 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Wednesday, May 31– 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.