Social worker, Debra Philpitt has always considered herself lucky to work within the field of community outreach and development. She is excited to bring that experience and enthusiasm to her new role as coordinator for the Eastern Kings Community Health Board (CHB).
Dr. Elwood MacMullin beams with pride when he talks about his daughter Dr. Gillian MacMullin; an obstetrician who recently moved home to practice in Cape Breton.
An external canopy is being removed from the main entrance at New Waterford Consolidated Hospital starting Monday, Dec. 9. The canopy is approximately 56 years old and its condition has gradually deteriorated. A structural engineer assessed the canopy and advised it be removed as a safety measure. The removal work is expected to take seven to nine days to complete.
Did you know that 30 to 50 per cent of prescriptions for antibiotics may be inappropriate? For antimicrobial stewardship clinical coordinator Andrea Kent that statistic is the drive for her antimicrobial stewardship work.
Nova Scotia Health Authority’s (NSHA) Cancer Care team is pleased to report that patients who need the breast cancer drug, Tamoxifen, are able to get it at their community pharmacy.
Public Health is contacting piercing clients of The Tat Tomb Gallery in Sydney between June and November 2019. This is following an inspection by Nova Scotia Environment that found there may have been an increased risk of contracting an illness through improperly cleaned piercing instruments.
On Friday afternoons volunteer Colleen MacLeod delivers snacks and a smile to the residents at Haliburton Place - which is a long-term care facility located in Hants Community Hospital.
Nova Scotia Health Authority rolled out the first phase of a new program earlier this year that allows emergency department staff to provide patients with take-home naloxone kits in the Western Zone (Annapolis Valley, South Shore and South West Nova Scotia).
Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) Public Health has launched a province-wide survey to better understand the challenges and barriers parents and guardians face when immunizing their children.
Earlier this month Nova Scotia Brotherhood hosted the second annual Black Men’s Health Conference. This conference brought together more than 100 men of African descent to talk about issues that affect the health of Black men.
