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Western Kings Memorial Health Centre

Western Kings Memorial Health Centre is located in the Town of Berwick. The centre provides a range of community health and wellness services to the residents of the Town of Berwick and Municipality of Kings County.

There is no emergency department at Western Kings Memorial Health Centre

Contact

Administrative Switchboard: 902-538-3111 (General inquiries only - no appointment bookings)

Blood Collection

This location offers online appointment bookings. Visit https://booking.nshealth.ca to book your own appointment.

Patients can book their own appointment for blood collection service by calling toll-free 1-833-998-2722 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding holidays). Unfortunately there is no ability to leave a message. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.

Blood Collection hours of operation:

Monday to Friday: 7:10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 
Closed weekends and holidays

 

Service Statuses

Disruption

Blood Collection Clinic

Blood collection at Western Kings Memorial Health Centre in Berwick (WKM) is temporarily not available. People who usually have blood collected at WKM can now do so at another location offering this service. For information on blood collection locations and times, visit: http://www.nshealth.ca/blood-collection

Disruption

Specimen Drop Off

Specimen sample drops-offs are temporarily not available at Western Kings Memorial Health Centre (WKM) People who usually drop off a specimen sample for testing (e.g. urine, stool, etc.) at WKM can now do so at another location offering this service. Specimen drop off locations and times are online: Specimen Testing | Nova Scotia Health (nshealth.ca)

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Clinics, Programs and Services

After Hours Clinics

Offered at 3 locations

This clinic, program or service is not administered by Nova Scotia Health. Information may be out of date. Please confirm details with the clinic, program, or service provider.

Nova Scotia Health offers some After Hours Clinics that provide non-emergency care to people with or without a family doctor or nurse practitioner during weekday evenings and on weekends.

Patients...

Eastern Kings Memorial Community Health Centre

mon Apr 29 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
tue Apr 30 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
wed May 1 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
thu May 2 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
fri May 3 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
sat May 4 Closed
sun May 5 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

This clinic accepts limited same-day and next-day appointments.  Call 1-833-710-0110 for availability.  Telephone lines open starting at 8 a.m., Monday to Friday. There is limited availability and appointments will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis.  

The available appointments could be at any one of four locations:

Chronic Pain Self-Management Program

Offered at 9 locations

Nova Scotia Health offers chronic pain self-management in-person and virtual services and at clinics in locations around the province.


Some of the pain management strategies discussed in our program may...

Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre

mon Apr 29 Closed
tue Apr 30 Closed
wed May 1 Closed
thu May 2 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
fri May 3 Closed
sat May 4 Closed
sun May 5 Closed

Referral by a physician or primary care provider is required.  For more information about the Persistent Pain Group sessions or the referral process, please contact the program coordinator at 1-800-270-4776 x3312.

Amherst Pain Self-Management Program

Phone: 1-800-270-4776x3312
Fax: 902-755-7322

The Northern Shared Chronic Pain Service offers 9 week interdisciplinary Persistent Pain Groups at each of the four clinics -  Antigonish, New Glasgow, Amherst and Truro.  Sessions are held in the fall, winter and spring.  Referral by a physician or primary care provider is required.  For more information about the Persistent Pain Group sessions or the referral process, please contact the program coordinator at 1-800-270-4776 x3312.

Chronic Pain Services

Offered at 10 locations

Chronic pain services helps individuals manage pain and improve their health, function and well-being. The chronic pain teams provides assessments, treatments and education for people with chronic pain.   

The teams...

Topics

Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre

mon Apr 29 Closed
tue Apr 30 Closed
wed May 1 Closed
thu May 2 Closed
fri May 3 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
sat May 4 Closed
sun May 5 Closed

A referral from your primary care provider (doctor or Nurse Practitioner) is required to be seen in one of our clinics.   

Contact:

Tel: 1-800-270-4776 ext. 3312

*This clinic is only available when there is an active/established access to an anesthesiologist

Physiotherapy

Offered at 40 locations

Physiotherapy is the health care profession dedicated to enhancing and restoring your mobility through a variety of hands-on treatments, education and exercise prescription.

Physiotherapists are university-educated experts who can help...

Buchanan Memorial Community Health Centre

mon Apr 29 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
tue Apr 30 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
wed May 1 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
thu May 2 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
fri May 3 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
sat May 4 Unavailable
sun May 5 Unavailable

Contact us for more information on how to access physiotherapy at this location.

Tel: 902-336-2200 x 241
Fax: 902-336-2292

Primary Care Clinics

Offered at 19 locations

A primary care clinic provides short-term primary medical care for people on the Need a Family Practice Registry.

  • Your appointment may be provided in-person or virtually depending on your...

New Waterford Consolidated Hospital

mon Apr 29 Unavailable
tue Apr 30 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
wed May 1 Unavailable
thu May 2 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
fri May 3 Unavailable
sat May 4 Unavailable
sun May 5 Unavailable

Call 902-862-2740 after 4:00pm on Tuesday or Thursday to make a same-day appointment

Well Woman Clinics

Offered at 28 locations

Well Woman Clinics offer a variety of health-related services and health education, delivered by a female doctor or nurse. The services and days and hours of operation vary by clinic.

Open to patients with no provider from within the catchment area

Call 902-532-2324

X-Ray

Offered at 41 locations

NOTICE: Appointment booking for X-Ray will be unavailable Wednesday, April 17 from 0000 – 0600 for routine IT updates. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience...

Buchanan Memorial Community Health Centre

mon Apr 29 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
tue Apr 30 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
wed May 1 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
thu May 2 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
fri May 3 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
sat May 4 Unavailable
sun May 5 Unavailable

A referral (requisition) from your primary care provider and an appointment are required for an x-ray.

General inquiries:
Tel: 902-336-2200 x 243

Patients with requisitions for general x-rays can book an appointment at this location online at https://booking.nshealth.ca or call 902-473-7771 or toll-free at 1-833-952-2782, Monday to Friday, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. to schedule an appointment.

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