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Routine IT maintenance on Wednesday, January 21 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.

Service Statuses, Closures, and Cancellations

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16 Service Statuses, Closures, and Cancellations

Disruption

Emergency Department

The All Saints Springhill Hospital Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC) is temporarily closed. 

Virtual urgent care will be available onsite daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. even when the CEC is closed. 

Disruption

Emergency Department

Eastern Memorial Hospital emergency department will be closed until Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 12 p.m. 

Virtual urgent care is available Monday and Tuesday, 8 a.m.-6:45 p.m.; Wednesday, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Thursday to Sunday, 8 a.m.-6:45 p.m. 

Disruption
(Evanston, NS)

Emergency Department

Strait Richmond Hospital emergency department will close on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 12 p.m. and reopen on Monday, Jan. 19 at 8 a.m. 

Disruption

After Hours Clinics

Eastern Kings Memorial Health Centre (EKM) Same Day and After Hours clinic will be closed:

  • Thursday, January 22
  • Friday, January 23
  • Sunday, January 25
Disruption

Emergency Department

North Cumberland Health Care Centre's Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC) in Pugwash is temporarily closed and will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 8 a.m. Virtual urgent care will be available onsite daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. even when the CEC is closed. 

Disruption
(Shelburne, NS)

Emergency Department

Roseway Hospital emergency department is closed at 3 p.m. Saturday, January 17 and re-opens Sunday, January 18 at 8 a.m.

Virtual Urgent Care is open every day from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., even when the emergency department is closed. 

Disruption

Emergency Department

Digby General Hospital emergency department is closed at 4 p.m. Saturday, January 17 and re-opens Sunday, January 18 at 8 a.m.

Virtual Urgent Care is open every day from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., even when the emergency department is closed. 

Disruption
(Guysborough Co., NS)

Emergency Department

Guysborough Memorial Hospital emergency department will close on Monday, Jan. 19 at 7 a.m. and reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 8 a.m. 

Virtual urgent care is available in the emergency department daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.  

Disruption
(Glace Bay, NS)

Emergency Department

Glace Bay Hospital emergency department will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. and reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 7 a.m. 

Virtual urgent care is available onsite Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Disruption
(Musquodoboit Harbour, NS)

Emergency Department

The emergency department at Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital in Musquodoboit Harbour will be closed at 7 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18 and will reopen at 8 p.m.

Virtual urgent care is unavailable during this closure.

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