NS Health Care Crisis

• Injured man waits 3 hours on ground in hospital parking lot for medical help

  Questions are being raised about why a 68-year-old cancer patient who fell outside a Halifax hospital had to wait nearly three hours for an ambulance.

  Health

  Oct 8, 2024
  
• N.S. couple felt they won ‘doctor lottery’ after years on wait-list. Now they’re back on it

  A Nova Scotia couple waited years on the province's Need a Family Physician Registry. Just eight months after getting a doctor, they're being told the practice is shutting down.

  Health

  May 8, 2024
  
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• Family of N.S. woman who died after 7-hour ER wait suing health authority

  The family of Allison Holthoff, who died after a seven-hour wait at a Nova Scotia emergency room has launched a civil lawsuit against the province's health authority.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2023
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• ‘The fear is real’: Residents of one N.S. town call for 24-hour emergency care

  Dozens of people gathered in front a hospital in Middleton, N.S., to raise concerns over the future of the region's only emergency department after ongoing closures.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2023
• Paramedic speaks out about strain of ‘hallway medicine’ on front-line workers

  A Nova Scotia paramedic is speaking out about the conditions his profession is facing as paramedics are all too often caught up in 'hallway medicine.'

  Health

  Jan 24, 2023
• 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
• An inside look at challenges facing Nova Scotia’s rural health-care teams

  Nova Scotia's rural health-care teams say temporary emergency department closures are a 'last resort,' with staff being open to work 24-hour shifts to avoid it from happening.

  Health

  Sep 16, 2022
• New Doctors N.S. president on burnout, backlogs and embracing virtual care

  The new president of Doctors Nova Scotia says there are many problems facing the province’s health-care system which need to be addressed from multiple angles.

  Health

  Jun 6, 2022