Starting Saturday, December 14, 2024, the entrance to the QEII Halifax Infirmary Emergency Department has changed to 1840 Bell Road. Learn more.
Please plan for extra travel time when coming to the QEII Halifax Infirmary. As of February 18, the easternmost, northbound lane of Robie Street will be closed for the duration of the Halifax Infirmary Expansion Project, leaving two lanes open. Expect potential delays and consider alternative routes when possible.
Learn about the current bursary and scholarship programs offered by Nova Scotia Health and our partners:
Nova Scotians have some of the highest rates of chronic disease and disability in the country. Over 5,000 Nova Scotians die of four types of chronic diseases every year: cancer, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes. Approximately two-thirds of all deaths in Nova Scotia are attributable to these diseases.
The Chronic Disease Innovation Fund is a three year fund that supported community groups to develop new, or enhance existing programs that help to support initiatives that help Nova Scotians live healthier lives, and reduce the effects of chronic disease. Over the three year period, community groups initiated practical and innovative projects with the aim to improve the health outcomes of those living with, or at risk of developing chronic disease. The fund, which concludes in 2018, focused on activities that addressed risk factors that are common across chronic conditions
The Chronic Disease Innovation Fund enabled community groups to shape health and wellness activities and initiatives within in their own community and, in doing so, supported the Nova Scotia Health (NSH) vision of healthy people and healthy communities - for generations.
Learn about successful projects supported by the fund:
2018 Chronic Disease Innovation Fund Summary (.pdf)
Details about this bursary program are available here.
This information is only available to NSH employees and can be found HERE (login and password required)
Please visit the QEII Foundation website for details, or email Info@QE2Foundation.ca for more information
The 2025 South Shore Bursary Program application deadline is May 16, 2025.
The South Shore Bursary Program offers bursaries of up to $7,500 to students pursuing health-related careers. High school, college and university students from Lunenburg and Queens Counties are eligible to apply after a successful first year of study, or proven hands-on experience. Successful bursary recipients will be required to enter into a Return-of-Service Agreement, post-graduation, with the Nova Scotia Health Authority, and be required to work in the South Shore geographical area. The successful recipient will agree to be employed by the Nova Scotia Health Authority for no fewer than the same number of years that the recipient was provided support by the Bursary Program.
Successful recipients, who are not willing to accept full-time employment with the Nova Scotia Health Authority, within the South Shore geographical area, in their field of training, will be required to reimburse the Bursary Program in full. A penalty will be applied to student faulting on their Return-for-Service Agreement. The penalty would be 100% of the amount borrowed plus the applicable interest rate.
Nova Scotia Health Authority employees from Lunenburg and Queens Counties returning to an accredited learning institution for education that will result in a change in the employee's profession are also eligible to apply for a bursary. Restrictions may be applied to specific health care professions. For the upcoming year, skill shortages in Nursing (RNs and LPNs) have been identified. The Steering Committee may also consider other applicants pursuing careers in Allied Health.
2025 Bursary Program Package (.pdf download)
Bursaries sponsored by the Health Services Foundation of the South Shore, Queens General Hospital Foundation and Fishermen's Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, South Shore Regional Hospital Auxiliary, and dedicated community donors.
For more information on the South Shore Bursary Program, contact Health Services Foundation e-mail melissa.patterson@nshealth.ca
Much of Nova Scotia's healthcare program and service information is now available on the YourHealthNS mobile app. Download for free on the Apple Store and Android Apps for Google Play.
