The Wave - Stories from Nova Scotia Health

About Nova Scotia Health

I'm Karen Oldfield, President and CEO of Nova Scotia Health (interim). The Wave - Stories from Nova Scotia Health is an e-newsletter that I share every month that tells the stories of Nova Scotia Health employees and physicians working to improve healthcare services, that tracks our forward momentum in the Action for Health strategy, and details the other ways we're all working to move our vision for care to reality. You can subscribe to The Wave here to have the latest issue sent straight to your inbox or read our latest issues below.

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Accessing Primary Care

There are many ways to access primary care, even if you're not currently attached to a primary care provider.

Answer a few quick questions to receive personalized instructions for accessing Nova Scotia Health's primary care options near you including in-person, virtual and telephone options.

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Find Emergency Care

Use this tool to identify the emergency care options that are currently available nearest to you.

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YourHealthNS App

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.