QEII Halifax Infirmary Emergency Department is working with reduced space, which may lead to delays for those with less urgent concerns. Learn more here.
Nova Scotia Health has made changes to parking and the main entrance of the QEII Halifax Infirmary. Learn more.
Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Testing
Offered at 9 locations
A bone density scan measures how much calcium and other types of minerals are in an area of your bone.
The scan may help your health care provider to determine...
CAT Scan (CT)
Offered at 13 locations
CAT scans are a series of images that are made by a highly sophisticated computer and X-ray machine. CAT scans give more detailed pictures of bone and soft tissue organs...
CAT Scan (CT)
Offered at 13 locations
CAT scans are a series of images that are made by a highly sophisticated computer and X-ray machine. CAT scans give more detailed pictures of bone and soft tissue organs...
Endocrinology Clinic
Offered at 2 locations
Endocrinology provides specialized care to patients with hormonal and metabolic disorders. Ambulatory Clinics within Endocrinology includes:
- Diabetes Management
- Insulin Pump Clinics & Education Classes
- Lipid Clinic
- Halifax Neuropituitary Program
- Atlantic...
Incontinence & Voiding Dysfunction Clinic
Offered at 4 locations
The Incontinence & Voiding Dysfunction Clinic focuses on providing, modern clinical care for male and female patients with:
- Urinary incontinence (UI)
- Voiding dysfunction (VD)
- Neurogenic bladder (NB)
- Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder...
Interventional Radiology
Offered at 6 locations
Interventional radiology (also known as angiography) is a test guided by X-rays to diagnose or treat diseases in your body. These procedures are done using a needle and a narrow...
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Offered at 9 locations
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is a way to take detailed images of organs and tissues (muscles and fat) throughout the body, without the use of X-rays. MRI uses a powerful...
Male Infertility & Andrology Clinic
Offered at 4 locations
This clinic is the major referral centre for male infertility problems in eastern Canada and we encourage both members of a couple to come to all visits at the clinic...
Music Therapy
Offered at 5 locations
The music therapy service consists of a team of five accredited music therapists (MTAs) who have been accredited by the Canadian Association for Music Therapists (CAMT).
MTAs use music to...
Nephrology/Transplant Inpatient Unit
Offered at 1 location
The Nephrology/Transplant unit provides short-term, in-hospital care to patients with renal disease and pre/post-operative care for patients undergoing kidney transplant.
Nuclear Medicine Tests
Offered at 9 locations
Nuclear medicine tests help diagnose a variety of diseases. A very small, safe amount of a medical isotope (radioactive substance) is injected into a vein, swallowed or breathed in. Specials...
Occupational Therapy
Offered at 32 locations
Occupational Therapists work at most sites within the Nova Scotia Health Authority. These therapists work in both mental health and physical medicine settings. Therapists/assistants work with inpatients and outpatients in...
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMF)
Offered at 6 locations
The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMF) provides surgery to treat a wide variety of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face and jaws.
Various types of
...
Palliative Care Bereavement Program - Central Zone
Offered at 1 location
The Palliative Care Bereavement Service provides grief support for the family and friends of patients who have received care from the Palliative Care Program in Central Zone. This support...
Perioperative Anesthesia Clinic
Offered at 2 locations
The Perioperative Anesthesia Clinic is a clinic that helps care for patients before and after their surgery. The clinic serves patients receiving surgery at Nova Scotia Health hospitals in the...
PET CT Scan
Offered at 1 location
A PET CT (Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography) scan is an imaging test showing how an organ or tissue works. MRI and CT scans are different than a PET CT...
Social Work
Offered at 9 locations
Social Workers help with:
- Adjustment or coping with illness, injury, and disability
- Death, grief, and loss
- Lifestyle changes
- Referral to community agencies
- Complex discharge needs (care at home, nursing home...
Ultrasound
Offered at 21 locations
Ultrasounds are used to view and take pictures of the organs inside your body. It uses high-frequency sound waves which cannot be heard. These sound waves bounce off of tissues...
Urology
Offered at 4 locations
The Department of Urology is committed to excellence in assisting patients to achieve their optimal level of well-being through dynamic and comprehensive programs and services.
Currently, eleven urologists with expertise...
Victoria General Medicine - Surgery - Cancer Care Program
Offered at 4 locations
The Victoria General Medicine/Surgery/Cancer Care program is an interdisciplinary group of clinicians who work collaboratively with other members of the health care team within the medicine/surgery/cancer care and transplant services...