News and Notices

December 5, 2023 | 4 min read

Drs. Sarah and David Faour are welcomed to Antigonish with open arms

Photo of Drs. Sarah and David Faour

December 4, 2023 | 4 min read

Mental Health and Addictions Nursing Specialty Program opens the door to opportunities to explore…

Photo of Laura Carpenter, Registered Nurse with Mental Health and Addictions

November 30, 2023 | 3 min read

Meet Alex Hosein: Nova Scotia Health’s Bloom Program Coordinator

Photo of Alex Hosein, Bloom Program Coordinator with Nova Scotia Health

November 29, 2023 | 5 min read

Valley Regional Hospital initiative comforts and reduces infection in patients

Photo of Amy Rockwell, the NSQIP surgical clinical nurse reviewer at Valley Regional Hospital.

November 28, 2023 | 4 min read

Behind the scenes: Supply chain operations team navigates Nova Scotia's COVID-19 response and named…

Photo of Aswin Prabhu (Store Clerk A); Xavier Cusack (Store Clerk A); Jacob Anderson (Store Clerk A); Tim Matthews (Team Lead); Chris Slauenwhite (Store Clerk A); Farah Alkhatib (Store Clerk A); Eileen Rivas de Caccavale (Provincial Stockpile Manager); Luis Rubio (Industrial Engineer); Gustavo Ferrer (Provincial Stockpile Coordinator); Brent Kelloway (Store Clerk A). Missing from the photo: Sarthak Sharma (Store Clerk A)

November 27, 2023 | 3 min read

Cape Breton Regional Hospital emergency department welcomes first Physician Assistant, Stewart…

📸 Photo of Stewart Zahara, Physician Assistant at Cape Breton Regional Hospital's emergency department.

November 23, 2023 | 2 min read

Patient Safety Champion nominee Shelley Nickerson leads pressure injury prevention at Roseway…

📸 Photo (L-R) of Shelley Nickerson, LPN at Roseway Hospital and Karen Oldfield, Interim President and CEO, Nova Scotia Health

November 21, 2023 | 2 min read

Congratulations to Taylor Gaudette, Daisy Award Recipient for Extraordinary Nurses

Photo of Terra Thibault, Director of Cancer Care Operations Central Zone, Taylor Gaudette, RN and DAISY Award Recipient, and Dr. Sudeep Shivakumar, Hematologist and Department Head

November 20, 2023 | 6 min read

Meet Pam Lappin, Eastern Zone’s Hospice Palliative Care Bereavement Coordinator

Photo of Pam Lappin

November 20, 2023 | 5 min read

Cape Breton finds hope in an unexpected hero on wheels

Photo of the mobile primary care clinic.

November 18, 2023 | 4 min read

Transitional care unit opens at Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre

Photo of Jennifer Carr (seated), TCU Team Lead, Roberta Halverson, CCA (left) and Nicki Laurie, CCA (right).

November 17, 2023 | 7 min read

Perioperative Nurses Week – Standing for Patient Safety and Excellence in Surgical Practice

Photo of Perioperative nurse Jacqueline Deal, Perioperative Nurse (OR Nurse), Orthopedics (left); Pre-admission nurses Cheryl Leon Reid (centre, left), Laura Robichaud (centre, right); Perioperative nurse Megan Reid (right)

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