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Routine IT maintenance on Wednesday, June 18 will cause service interruptions between midnight and 6:00am affecting the YourHealthNS app and on-line appointment booking including COVID-19 testing, blood collection, X-Ray, EKG and the Need a Family Practice Registry.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Service Interruptions

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11 Service Statuses, Closures, and Cancellations

Disruption

Emergency Department

All Saint Springhill Hospital’s Collaborative Emergency Centre is temporarily closed.  A virtual urgent care service will be available onsite daily.  Please check the schedule here.

Disruption
(Halifax, NS)

Blood Collection Clinic

Please be advised that the blood collection clinic at the Halifax Infirmary is now closed.

For blood collection services, you can book an appointment at an alternate location online anytime or by calling 902-473-2074 or toll-free 1-833-942-2298 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding holidays).

Patients must be 12 years and older.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Disruption

Emergency Department

Eastern Memorial Hospital's emergency dept will be closed Mon., June 16 at 8am to Mon., June 23 at 12pm. Virtual urgent care onsite Mon. & Tues., 8am-6:45 pm; Wed.,8am-2:30pm & Thurs.-Sun., 8am-6:45pm. Urgent treatment clinic: Sat., June 21 & Sun., June 22 from 9am-5pm by appointment only. Phone line opens at 8am both days. Call 902-366-3268 for same-day appt.

Disruption
(Liverpool, NS)

Emergency Department

Queens General Hospital emergency department is OPEN 24 hours a day from 8 a.m. Monday to Thursday. It is closed at 1:30 p.m. every Friday, and is CLOSED Saturdays and Sundays. 

Virtual Urgent Care is open at Queens 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily (Mon. to Sun.), even when emergency dept. is closed. 

Disruption

Emergency Department

Digby General Hospital emergency department is closed Fri. June 13, Sat. June 14, Sun. June 15 and re-opens Monday, June 16 at 8 a.m.

Virtual Urgent Care is at Digby Hospital 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily (Mon. to Sun.), even when emergency dept. is closed.  

Disruption

Emergency Department

North Cumberland Health Care Centre's Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC) in Pugwash is temporarily closed and will reopen Thursday, June 19 at 8 a.m. Virtual urgent care will be available onsite daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. even when the CEC is closed. 

Disruption
(Middleton, NS)

Emergency Department

Soldiers Memorial Hospital Emergency Department is open 7:30 a.m. and closed at 12 noon, Monday, June 16.

Virtual Urgent Care service is not available Saturday, June 14. It will re-open Sunday, June 15 at 8 a.m. Visit Virtual Urgent Care for dates, times and locations. 

Disruption
(Evanston, NS)

Emergency Department

The emergency department at Strait Richmond Hospital in Evanston will be closed from 5 p.m. on Friday, June 20 until 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 21.

Disruption
(Guysborough Co., NS)

Emergency Department

The emergency department at Guysborough Memorial Hospital will be closed: 

  • Sunday, June 15 at 6 p.m. until Monday, June 16 at 7 a.m.
  • Tuesday, June 17 at 7 a.m. until Wednesday, June 18 at 8 a.m.
  • Thursday, June 19 at 7 a.m. until Friday, June 20 at 8 a.m.

Virtual urgent care available daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m

Advisory
(Halifax, NS)

Emergency Department

The entrance to the Emergency Department (ED) has changed to 1840 Bell Road. This new entrance includes a patient drop-off area, parking, including accessible parking options. 

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