Nova Scotia ER Deaths

• N.S. unveils emergency room plan, nurse practitioners to deliver care in ERs

  The Nova Scotia government has unveiled a slate of actions to improve emergency care, after the stories of two women who died following long waits in ERs shook the province. 

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2023
  
•  N.S. premier says he’s ‘open to anything’ when it comes to improving health care

  Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he’s 'open to anything' to improve the province’s struggling health-care system.

  Health

  Jan 17, 2023
  
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• ‘I’m doing it because I’m scared’: N.S. woman organizes rally after ER deaths

  A Sydney, N.S. woman is organizing a rally to call on the province's politicians to improve health care once and for all, as news of ER deaths makes national headlines.

  Health

  Jan 16, 2023
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• Union calls Halifax hospital emergency department ‘revolving door’ of staff

  As pressure continues to mount on hospital emergency rooms in Nova Scotia, staffing levels at a major Halifax emergency department are being described as a 'revolving door.'

  Health

  Jan 14, 2023
• Nova Scotia ER deaths: ‘No one’ should have to go through this, Duclos’s office says

  The Office of Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has responded to the stories of Nova Scotia women who died after waiting in emergency rooms for seven hours.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2023