“Patients running out of their medications, patients taking less than maybe they should. All those kinds of things have an impact on their health and it has an impact on the system as a whole.”  Continue reading →

The Department of Health and Wellness expanded dental coverage for children 14 and under last year, but that program is being accessed three per cent less often than before. Continue reading →

Kerri Bogle is preparing for her grandfather to lose his family physician and the health consequences she expects to come with it. Continue reading →

Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency say its investigation of the incident has determined the fire was caused by a malfunctioning furnace in the facility. Continue reading →

Nova Scotia is the last province or territory in Canada to create a publicly funded immunization program for rotavirus.  Continue reading →

There were 520 temporary emergency room closures in the first three months of 2019, the most recent data available — more than 2014, 2015 or 2016. Continue reading →

Randy Delorey’s comments come after Global News analyzed government reports and found a sharp increase in temporary emergency room closures in Nova Scotia. Continue reading →

The province announced on Wednesday that it will spend $2.7 million to equip 62 ambulances with power stretchers and power loaders. Continue reading →

Lucy Anne MacNeil lives a block away from the Roseway Hospital in Shelburne, N.S. But when the ER closes, she must travel nearly an hour away to receive emergency care. Continue reading →

The report’s findings say Parkstone Enhanced Care had clear guidelines on wound care for staff to follow, but there was “evidence that staff were not following those polices and procedures.” Continue reading →