Routine IT maintenance on Wednesday, September 18 will cause service interruptions between midnight and 6:00am affecting the YourHealthNS app and on-line appointment booking including COVID-19 testing, blood collection, X-Ray, EKG and the Need a Family Practice Registry. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Nova Scotia Health has made changes to parking and the main entrance of the QEII Halifax Infirmary. Learn more.
South Cumberland Community Care Centre is located in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. It provides long-term care services and care for people with unexpected, non-life-threatening health concerns that require same or next day treatment through its Urgent Treatment Centre.
Tel: 902-254-2540
South Cumberland Community Care Centre does not have an emergency department.
You can learn more about the Parrsboro Urgent Treatment Centre including hours of operation and how to make an appointment here.
If you need help immediately, call 911.
To access the mental health mobile crisis team call 902-429-8167 or toll-free at 1-888-429-8167. This is a 24 hour, seven days a week phone service to help you or your loved one cope with mental health and addiction challenges in the moment.
Long-term care residents can receive visitors as if they are in their own home. Check with the nursing staff for confirmation. Family and friends may bring food to a patient, but should confirm with nursing staff that it does not conflict with any food restrictions.
*Learn more about NSHA's Family Presence Policy, which welcomes up to two people named by the patient to be their family or primary support person/people.
Free parking.
Free public WiFi
Space in our private and semi-private rooms is limited. The sooner we have your insurance information the more likely we are to be able to accommodate your request.
When the booking clerk calls with your hospital admission date, let them know you are interested in a private or semi-private room.
When you are admitted, be sure to have your private insurance card with you and let the admitting clerk know you have requested a private or semi-private room.TV & phone in your room.
You can find updated information about costs associated with semi-private and private rooms in the hospital here.
You can find updated information about fees and bill payments for Canadians and out of country patients here.
TV and phone service can be arranged for long-term care residents. Please ask the nursing staff for assistance in making these arrangements.
Meals are prepared and served onsite for long term care residents.
There is a family room located in the long-term care wing.
Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday until 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Thursday until 9 a.m.
Appointments are required for blood collection service.
If you have a referral, you may book an appointment for blood collection at this location anytime online or by calling 1-833-637-1350 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding holidays).
Hours are subject to change.
* Please note, there are a specific number of appointments available each day at the urgent treatment centre (UTC). Once those appointments are fully booked we will place a sign in the UTC entrance letting the public know.
We ask that you call back or attend in person the next day the UTC is open to book an appointment.
To book an appointment call 902-254-2540, Option 1 during hours of operation, or attend in person during hours of operation.
When you call, we will ask you questions about what has led you to request an appointment at the Parrsboro Urgent Treatment Centre.
Then we will do one of the following:
Both walk in and booked appointments will be available for everyone in the community, whether or not they have a primary care provider. Booked appointments are preferred although walk ins will be triaged and scheduled to be seen as appropriate. If you already have a primary care provider, please contact them first to see if they can accommodate your same day or next day need.
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