The three Community Health Boards (CHBs) in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) - Central Cape Breton County, East Cape Breton County and Northside the Lakes CHBs - are asking the public to share their thoughts on what issues and challenges affect the overall health of their communities either through an online survey or through community meetings that begin this week.
Please note that the emergency department at Fishermen's Memorial Hospital will be closed from 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 20 through 7:30 a.m. on Monday, May 21 due to the unavailability of staff to cover shifts.
Please note that the emergency department at Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital will be closed from 4 p.m. through 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 due to a lack of physician coverage.
Please note that the emergency department at Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital’s collaborative emergency centre (CEC) will be closed from 5 p.m. through 8 p.m. on Friday, May 18 due to a lack of physician coverage.
An event to showcase how the arts can be used to enhance patient care and well-being will be held later this month. The Art of Medicine takes place Monday, May 28 at the New Dawn Center for Social Innovation in Sydney. It runs from 7-9 p.m. and is organized by the Cape Breton Cancer Centre.
The Emergency Department at the Northside General Hospital in North Sydney will be closed on Saturday, May 19, Sunday, May 20 and Monday, May 21. It reopens on Tuesday, May 22 at 8 a.m.
Visitor restrictions are being lifted on the Maternal Child units at Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney. These restrictions were in place on the Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU), Obstetrics (including Labour/Delivery), the Mother/Baby and Pediatric Units at the Regional Hospital due to cases of general respiratory illnesses among patients.
