Nova Scotia Health’s QEII Health Sciences Centre made history again in the fall of 2022, becoming the first hospital in Atlantic Canada to use advanced real-time technology that fuses magnetic resonance images with ultrasound images, to allow more precise guided biopsies of suspected prostate cancer.
COVID testing continues to be available to Nova Scotians experiencing symptoms. In an effort to ensure all Nova Scotians have access to COVID-19 testing as needed, especially those in rural communities where testing is not available nearby, the Public Health mobile units will be offering testing in the communities listed below. All upcoming mobile unit clinics can be found online at https://www.nshealth.ca/PHMU.
Every patient who experiences a major trauma in Nova Scotia rapidly moves through a system facilitated by Trauma Nova Scotia. That means whether someone becomes critically ill from an injury in Yarmouth or has a major trauma in Meat Cove, every patient is transported via Life Flight or ambulance to the QEII Hospital in Halifax (or the IWK for pediatric patients). The trauma team does everything they can to get the patient lifesaving care as soon as possible.
The emergency department at Fishermen's Memorial Hospital in Lunenburg will operate on reduced hours on Monday, Jan. 16. It will open at 7:30 a.m. and close at 1 p.m. The department will reopen for normal hours on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 7:30 a.m.
Cynthia Stockman put up her hand to help with Nova Scotia Health’s COVID-19 response not knowing what the future might bring. Three years later, Cynthia has made an enduring mark on many of her colleagues and has had a tremendous impact on the provincial response to the pandemic. Now, with her focus turned to Ambulatory Care and a new Community Outpatient Clinic in the Central Zone, it is clear to see why Cynthia is the recipient of the Leadership Excellence Award – Employee Leader.
In an effort to ensure all Nova Scotians have access to COVID-19 testing as needed, the Public Health mobile units will be offering testing across the province.
