Routine IT maintenance on Wednesday, February 18 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.
This pamphlet gives an illustration of standing leg exercises to be used as a teaching tool for patients. It outlines the steps involved for doing these exercises as part of the physiotherapy program. This pamphlet is also available in French.
This pamphlet gives instructions for what to expect when your health care provider has given you a form (called a requisition) for lab tests that must be repeated (for example: once a week, once every 3 months). Tests ordered this way are called standing orders.
Statins are medications used to help lower high cholesterol levels. This pamphlet explains how to take and store this medication. Possible side effects are listed.
This pamphlet gives information about staying active. Topics include guidelines, intensity, and benefits. Suggestions for local exercise activities in the Barrington and Shelburne areas are included.
This pamphlet explains the benefits of staying active after knee replacement surgery. A list of resources is included.
This pamphlet explains what to expect during stem cell collection. Topics include what stem cells are and how they are collected, what apheresis is, and possible side effects. Information about accommodations is included.
The health care team at Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH) is happy to help with collecting stem cell samples. This pamphlet gives you Information you need to know when preparing for stem cell collection from cord blood.
This pamphlet describes Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR). It gives information on how to prepare for treatment, what will happen during treatment, and what to expect after.
This pamphlet explains how stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) for prostate cancer works, how to get ready for your treatment, what will happen during your treatment sessions, and what to expect after your treatments are finished.
This pamphlet explains how a small sample of tissue is taken from your body during surgery for testing.