Nova Scotia records year-over-year success in physician recruitment
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia welcomed 278 new doctors in the last fiscal year, an impressive 10 per cent bump over the year before. When accounting for physician starts and departures, the…
Mom salutes care teams after daughter’s medical emergency
COLCHESTER COUNTY: A Colchester County nurse and mother is thanking dozens of healthcare professionals across multiple agencies after what she describes as a terrifying situation that resulted in her 20-year-old…
N.S. health announces bedside telephone service being phased out
HALIFAX: Bedside telephone service is being phased out by the service provider at Nova Scotia Health facilities beginning May 31, 2026. The service is being discontinued due to aging infrastructure and low demand for…
N.S. Health warning of suspected drugs containing fentanyl, cocaine in Hfx County
HALIFAX COUNTY: N.S. Health has received an unverified report of Dilaudid 8s/hydromorphone suspected to contain fentanyl and cocaine in Halifax County. The report comes from a community source regarding Dilaudid…
NSH receives report regarding recent drug sample seized in Halifax County
HALIFAX COUNTY: NSH have received a report regarding a recent sample that was seized by law enforcement in Halifax County and was tested (verified) at the national Drug Analysis Service…
Operational update on QEII VG power issues
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Health will replace a transformer that caused a recent power outage at the Centennial Building of the QEII Health Sciences Centre’s Victoria General campus within the next…
“It gave me back my life” How West Bedford Transitional Health is transforming after-hospital care
The following is a story submitted from Nova Scotia Health. BEDFORD: In February 2025, Ann Hoskin-Mott contracted respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which marked the beginning of a challenging three-month recovery…
N.S. Health expanding AI-powered detection system after successful pilot
TRURO: Nova Scotia Health is moving forward with a phased provincial rollout of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered weapons detection system following a successful pilot at Colchester East Hants Health Centre…
Digital mobile X-Ray now available at Middle Musquodoboit hospital
MIDDLE MUSQUODOBOIT: Nova Scotia Health is pleased to share that a new digital mobile X-ray unit is now available to support patient care at Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital in Middle…
N.S. Health issues alert after fatal overdose due to fake Dilaudid pills
ENFIELD/SHUBENACADIE: Nova Scotia Health said it has received a report from a community source regarding a fatal overdose and awareness of a lot of fake Dilaudid pills in the drug…