Closed for holidays.
The Victoria Building is located at the Victoria General site of the QEII. The building houses the outpatient clinics and services.
Contact
Patient Switchboard: 902-473-1510
Administrative Switchboard: 902-473-2700
Parking
The parking lot entrances are located on University Ave. and South Park St. When you exit the parking lot, you can pay the parking fee by cash or credit card. The following fees apply:
- $3 per hour for the first two hours
- $2.50 for the third hour
- $2 for each additional hour
- There is a maximum daily rate for $14.50
Discounted rates may also be available for outpatients with long-term treatment schedules. See your clinic's registration area for more information.
Visiting Hours
Visitors are welcome throughout the day except during a rest period between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Semi-private and Private Rooms in Nova Scotia Hospitals
- Private room: Includes one bed and one washroom. You can find current rates here.
- Semi-private room: Includes two beds separated by curtains and one washroom. You can find current rates here.
Space in our private and semi-private rooms is limited. The sooner we have your insurance information the more likely we are to be able to accommodate your request.
When the booking clerk calls with your hospital admission date, let them know you are interested in a private or semi-private room.
When you are admitted, be sure to have your private insurance card with you and let the admitting clerk know you have requested a private or semi-private room.TV & Phone in your Room
You can find updated information about costs associated with semi-private and private Rooms in the hospital here.
Fees and Bill Payments
You can find updated information about fees and bill payments for Canadians and out of country patients here.
Free Shuttle Service
Patients and families who are mobile and need transportation between the Victoria General (VG) and Halifax Infirmary (HI) sites are welcome to take the QEII shuttle.
WiFi and Internet Access
Free public Wifi is generously provided for free by the QEII Foundation at this location.
Cafeteria and Coffee Shops
Scotia Room Restaurant and Starbucks
Main floor, Victoria Building
Starbucks
Mon-Fri 6:30AM - 9:00 p.m
Sat, Sun and Holidays - 7:00AM - 9:00 p.m
Grill
7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m 7 days a week. ('Grab and go' food available until 9:00 p.m)
Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart
Scotia Room Retail Hallway
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Spiritual Spaces and Quiet Rooms
Requests for spiritual care can be made by patients and/or family members.
Bank Machines
There is a bank machine located in the Scotia Room Retail Hallway.
About
The Victoria Building is located at the Victoria General site of the QEII. The building houses the outpatient clinics and services.
QEII Health Sciences Centre Redevelopment News and Updates
You can get information and updates about the redevelopment of the QEII Health Sciences Centre HERE.
Diabetes Centre
Ask your primary care provider for a referral to a Diabetes Centre. It will be reviewed by our team and you will be contacted for an appointment.
Tel: (902) 473-3723
Fax: (902) 473-5912
Blood Collection Location
Appointments are required for blood collection service.
If you have a referral, you may book an appointment for blood collection at this location anytime online or by calling 902-473-2074 or toll-free 1-833-942-2298 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding holidays).
This is a collection site for cancer care patients, transplant patients, and patients with same-day hospital appointments or service such as X-ray, ultra-sound, mammogram. Others may be redirected to another facility (such as Bayers Road).
Patients must be 12 years and older.
Clinics, Programs and Services
Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Testing
Offered at 8 locations
A bone density scan measures how much calcium and other types of minerals are in an area of your bone.
The scan may help your health care provider to determine...
Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Offered at 13 locations
Cardiac Rehabilitation is a program to support your heart health and management of cardiovascular risk factors to decrease your risk for cardiac events. There are many benefits to attending cardiac...
CAT Scan (CT)
Offered at 13 locations
CAT scans are a series of images that are made by a highly sophisticated computer and X-ray machine. CAT scans give more detailed pictures of bone and soft tissue organs...
CAT Scan (CT)
Offered at 13 locations
CAT scans are a series of images that are made by a highly sophisticated computer and X-ray machine. CAT scans give more detailed pictures of bone and soft tissue organs...
Endocrinology Clinic
Offered at 2 locations
Endocrinology provides specialized care to patients with hormonal and metabolic disorders. Ambulatory Clinics within Endocrinology includes:
- Diabetes Management
- Insulin Pump Clinics & Education Classes
- Lipid Clinic
- Halifax Neuropituitary Program
- Atlantic...
Incontinence & Voiding Dysfunction Clinic
Offered at 4 locations
The Incontinence & Voiding Dysfunction Clinic focuses on providing, modern clinical care for male and female patients with:
- Urinary incontinence (UI)
- Voiding dysfunction (VD)
- Neurogenic bladder (NB)
- Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder...
Interventional Radiology
Offered at 6 locations
Interventional radiology (also known as angiography) is a test guided by X-rays to diagnose or treat diseases in your body. These procedures are done using a needle and a narrow...
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Offered at 8 locations
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is a way to take detailed images of organs and tissues (muscles and fat) throughout the body, without the use of X-rays. MRI uses a powerful...
Male Infertility & Andrology Clinic
Offered at 4 locations
This clinic is the major referral centre for male infertility problems in eastern Canada and we encourage both members of a couple to come to all visits at the clinic...
Music Therapy
Offered at 5 locations
The music therapy service consists of a team of five accredited music therapists (MTAs) who have been accredited by the Canadian Association for Music Therapists (CAMT).
MTAs use music to...
Nephrology/Transplant Inpatient Unit
Offered at 1 location
The Nephrology/Transplant unit provides short-term, in-hospital care to patients with renal disease and pre/post-operative care for patients undergoing kidney transplant.
Nuclear Medicine Tests
Offered at 9 locations
Nuclear medicine tests help diagnose a variety of diseases. A very small, safe amount of a medical isotope (radioactive substance) is injected into a vein, swallowed or breathed in. Specials...
Occupational Therapy
Offered at 33 locations
Occupational Therapists work at most sites within the Nova Scotia Health Authority. These therapists work in both mental health and physical medicine settings. Therapists/assistants work with inpatients and outpatients in...
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMF)
Offered at 6 locations
The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMF) provides surgery to treat a wide variety of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face and jaws.
Various types of
...
Palliative Care Bereavement Program
Offered at 1 location

Palliative Care Bereavement Service provides grief support for the family and friends of patients who have received care from the Palliative Care Program in Central Zone. This support includes...
Patient and Family Comfort Rooms
Offered at 7 locations
Patient and family comfort rooms are warm, inviting spaces where cancer patients and families can go for information, discussion, or quiet respite. These areas are available in four areas of...
Perioperative Anesthesia Clinic
Offered at 2 locations
The Perioperative Anesthesia Clinic is a clinic that helps care for patients before and after their surgery. The clinic serves patients receiving surgery at Nova Scotia Health hospitals in the...
PET CT Scan
Offered at 1 location
A PET CT (Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography) scan is an imaging test showing how an organ or tissue works. MRI and CT scans are different than a PET CT...
Social Work
Offered at 9 locations
Social Workers help with:
- Adjustment or coping with illness, injury, and disability
- Death, grief, and loss
- Lifestyle changes
- Referral to community agencies
- Complex discharge needs (care at home, nursing home...
Ultrasound
Offered at 21 locations
Ultrasounds are used to view and take pictures of the organs inside your body. It uses high-frequency sound waves which cannot be heard. These sound waves bounce off of tissues...
Urology
Offered at 4 locations
The Department of Urology is committed to excellence in assisting patients to achieve their optimal level of well-being through dynamic and comprehensive programs and services.
Currently, eleven urologists with expertise...
Victoria General Medicine - Surgery - Cancer Care Program
Offered at 4 locations
The Victoria General Medicine/Surgery/Cancer Care program is an interdisciplinary group of clinicians who work collaboratively with other members of the health care team within the medicine/surgery/cancer care and transplant services...