Dartmouth General Hospital

• ‘I never want to go back there’: N.S. woman left with nightmares after hospital experience

  A Nova Scotia senior and her family are upset with how she was treated, after she was moved into a hallway without easy access to a bathroom and in front of an emergency exit. 

  Health

  Jul 31, 2025
  
• First-of-its-kind pelvic health unit opens at Dartmouth General Hospital

  As the first-of-its-kind in Atlantic Canada, the Deanne Reeve Pelvic Health Suite represents much-needed change.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2025
  
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• Nova Scotia launches new online platform to share emergency room wait times

  On Tuesday, the Nova Scotia Health Authority launched a new service to provide patients with hourly updates of wait times at several emergency departments throughout the province.

  Health

  Jun 8, 2023
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• Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation receives $3M, largest gift in history

  The Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation has received a $3 million gift -- the largest donation in its history. It will be used in part to help purchase the hospital's first MRI.

  Health

  Mar 21, 2023
• Man found at Dartmouth hospital with gunshot wound, police say

  Police in Halifax say a 36-year-old man was located at the Dartmouth General Hospital Thursday evening suffering from a gunshot wound.

  Crime

  Dec 16, 2022
• Suspect sought after male wounded in Dartmouth, N.S. shooting

  The victim says he was walking in the area of Gaston Road and Portland Street when he heard what he thought were fireworks going off and then realized he'd been shot.

  Crime

  Aug 14, 2021
• NSH opens winterized drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at Dartmouth General

  'We're in an enclosed, enclosed environment that makes it much more efficient for both patients and staff.'

  Health

  Jan 8, 2021
• Halifax police investigate shooting in Dartmouth

  Police said shortly after at 9:29 p.m., Friday, Dartmouth General Hospital reported an adult male arrived with gunshot wounds.

  Crime

  Aug 15, 2020
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• Drive-thru COVID-19 testing site opens in Dartmouth, N.S.

  Individuals who are referred by 811 for further assessment can now go to a drive-thru COVID-19 assessment site in Dartmouth to get swabbed.

  Health

  May 5, 2020
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• N.S. RCMP investigate shooting of 45-year-old man in East Preston

  "Police arrived and the victim was on his way to the Dartmouth General Hospital."

  Crime

  Mar 28, 2020