South Shore Regional Hospital

To book a screening appointment, women over the age of 40 who have no breast problems and no breast implants may self-refer by calling:

HRM: 473-3960

Toll-Free: 1-800-565-0548

A file will be made for you when you Call to book your screening mammogram appointment that includes your name, date of birth, mailing address and health card number. You do not need to have a doctor’s referral to make an appointment. However, please provide us with the name of your family doctor so that we can forward information regarding your mammogram results.

This service is available for all asymptomatic women over the age of 40 who have a current Canadian Health Card. Please have your health card ready when you call.

Any health care provider may refer a patient, or a patient or family member can refer themselves.

Contact:
Chantal Boudreau: 902-541-0044
Chantal.Boudreau@nshealth.ca

A physician or nurse practitioner's referral is required (sent by fax to 902-543-8895)  and you must be a patient with a history of:

• angina pectoris
• acute coronary syndrome (heart attacks or unstable angina)
• percutaneous coronary intervention (stenting)
• coronary bypass surgery, valve replacement or cardiac transplant
• peripheral arterial disease
• cerebrovascular accident (brain attack) or transient ischemic attacks (mini stroke)
• chronic heart failure and/or cardiomyopathy
• Or at least three major cardiovascular risk factors (based on the 2009 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines) (smoking, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, family history of coronary artery disease in relatives under age 60).

tel: 902-543-4604 x 2222 for more information
fax: 902-543-8895

A referral from your doctor or nurse practitioner is required.

Tel: 902-527-5227

How do I cancel/change my appointment?

Please call toll free at 1-844-I-REBOOK (1-844-473-2665). You will be asked to select the location of your CT scan appointment.

You will be connected with a team member who can cancel your appointment and help arrange for a new appointment. 

INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program

Tel: 902-523-3880
Fax: 902-527-5099
email: inspired@nshealth.ca

If you are a patient with moderate or advanced COPD who meets our eligibility criteria and would like to be part of the The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program, please ask your family physician or respirologist to fill out the INSPIRED COPD outreach Program referral form.

• The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program  - Western/Northern/Eastern Zone* Referral Form (.pdf) 

The Early Mobility Program is for patients aged 65+ in hospital who are moving well, but may be at risk of losing strength and mobility while in hospital are assessed by a member of the care team using the Clinical Frailty Scale. This could happen in the emergency department or on an inpatient unit. Based on their level of frailty, they may be referred to our Early Mobility Program during their hospital stay. If you have any questions about the Mobility Program, please ask a member of your care team.

A physician referral is required and appointments are booked in advance.

General inquiries:
Tel: 902-527-5206

A referral (requisition) from your doctor and an appointment are required for an EKG.

Patients with requisitions for EKGs can book an appointment at this location online at https://booking.nshealth.ca

Referrals are accepted from physicians and nurse practitioners for patients with Chronic Heart Failure (CHF).

Contact

Tel: 902-543-4604x2222 for more information
Fax: 902-543-8895

Program Details

South Shore Heart Function Clinic

The South Shore Heart Function Clinic is a specialized hospital-based clinic designed to reduce hospitalizations for patients with Chronic Heart Failure (CHF). Patients with CHF will see a Nurse Practitioner who works collaboratively with a team of cardiologists and internal medicine specialists to optimize medical therapy and provide education on self-management to prevent hospitalizations and ER visits.

You will need a referral from the Orthopedic Assessment Clinic.

A completed referral form and updated X-rays are required to process the referral. Primary health care providers will need to arrange to have X-rays completed within one year, with specific views as indicated on the referral form.

Contact:

Tel: 902-543-4604x2396

A completed referral form and updated X-rays are required to process the referral. Primary health care providers will need to arrange to have X-rays completed within one year, with specific views as indicated on the referral form.

Contact

Pre-habilitation Program
Tel: 902-543-4604 x 2396

Referrals are accepted from physicians and NPs by fax

Contact

ph: 902-543-4604 x 2222 
fax: 902-543-8895

A referral from a primary care provider is required to access this service.

Contact:

Tel: 902-527-5227

A completed referral form and updated X-rays are required to process the referral. Primary health care providers will need to arrange to have X-rays completed within one year, with specific views as indicated on the referral form.

Contact

Pre-habilitation Program
Tel: 902-543-4604 x 2396

Tel: 902-527-5227

Women or men that have symptoms of a breast problem should to go to the family doctor and get a referral.  

Women over the age of 40 with no breast problems or implants may self-refer by calling the numbers below. Please have your health card number ready when you call.

HRM: 902-473-3960 or Toll-Free: 1-800-565-0548

A referral from your doctor is required to access this service.

Contact:

Tel: 902-527-5227

A primary care provider's referral is not required for this service at this location.

Contact

Tel: (902) 543-4604x2364

South Shore Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Self-Referral form

Contact

Phone: 902-527-2215
Fax: 902-543-1887

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

Phone: 902-527-2215
Fax: 902-543-1887

Please contact us for information on how to access postnatal care. 

Contact

Tel: 902-527-5214

To get an appointment at the clinic, you will be contacted by the pre-admission clerical support staff.

Contact

Pre-Assessment Clinic
Tel: 902-527-5224

Located on the main floor

To get an appointment at the Pre-anaesthesia Clinic,  you must  be referred by your Surgeon or the  Registered Nurse in the Pre-admission Clinic

Contact

Tel: 902-527-5224

Located on level 2

Tel: 902-527-1180

If you live in the South Shore area, you can self-refer by calling the Social Worker at 902-599-2945.

Referrals can be sent by fax (902-543-8895) from physicians and NPs who suspect that their patient may have had a TIA.

Contact

ph: 902-543-4604 ext 2222 for more information
fax: 902-543-8895

Program Information 
The Rapid Access  Transient ischemic attack (TIA) and Stroke Secondary Prevention Clinic provides rapid assessment by a Nurse Practitioner (NP) of patients who have experienced transient stroke-like symptoms who present to the emergency department or in the primary health care setting.

This clinic aims to rapidly identify patients who have experienced a TIA, and streamline patients with critical stenosis of the carotid arteries to surgical evaluation to reduce the risk of stroke. Patients will receive a neurologic examination by the Nurse Practitioner.

The TIA clinic will also  arrange diagnostic tests, if not already completed, such as carotid dopplers, CT scan of the head, ECG and holter monitoring and echocardiography if necessary to identify the underlying cause of their clinical presentation and treat any risk factors that could place the patient at risk of stroke.

SANE services are supportive, nonjudgmental and confidential. SANE care can be provided to you by doing one of the following:

• Go to any open emergency department. At those centres where SANE Program response is provided, the staff will call the SANE. At other locations, staff will coordinate care or provide information regarding nearest SANE response site.
• Call local police or RCMP
• Through your primary health care provider
• Call the SANE 24 hour response line for this area at 1-833-577-SANE (7263)

A referral from your primary care provider is required to access this service.

Contact:

Tel: 902-527-5227

Call 902-543-4604 x1452

Note: Leave a message, you will receive a call when a clinic is available (may take a couple of months)

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

General inquiries:
Tel: 902-527-5227