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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

After Hours Clinics

Western Kings Memorial Health Centre (WKM), Berwick, After-Hours / Same Day Clinic is closed: 

Monday, April 22

Tuesday, April 23

Friday, April 26

Saturday, April 27

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 Information may be out of date.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...

sat Apr 27 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
sun Apr 28 Closed
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

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...

New Glasgow Community Health Centre

sat Apr 27 Unavailable
sun Apr 28 Unavailable
mon Apr 29 Unavailable
tue Apr 30 Unavailable
wed May 1 Unavailable
thu May 2 Unavailable
fri May 3 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Referral to the Program by physician or Primary Care Provider is required.  Referrals can be faxed to 902-755-7322

Contact:

New Glasgow Pain Self-Management Program
Community Health Center, 690 East River Rd, New Glasgow
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

New Glasgow Community Health Centre

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

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...

North Cumberland Memorial Hospital

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

Tel: 902-243-5427
Fax: 902-243-2941 

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...
sat Apr 27 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
sun Apr 28 Unavailable
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

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:

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.

North Cumberland Memorial Hospital

Open to patients in the catchment area with no provider (or if they have a male provider but aren’t comfortable with them for Pap testing).

How: Call 902-243-2521, option 2 then option 1

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...

North Cumberland Memorial Hospital

sat Apr 27 Unavailable
sun Apr 28 Unavailable
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

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

General inquiries (Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Tel: 902-243-2521x1

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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