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News and Notices

November 24, 2023 | 7 min read

Public Health providing COVID-19 and influenza immunization and COVID-19 testing in Nova Scotia

News and Notices

November 18, 2023 | 6 min read

Public Health providing COVID-19 and influenza immunization and COVID-19 testing in Nova Scotia

News and Notices

June 4, 2025 | 5 min read

Turning aspirations into action: how the Options and Opportunities (O²) program cultivates Nova Scotia Health’s future

Two high school students stand smiling with two Nova Scotia Health employees in a bright hospital hallway with large windows on both sides. One employee wears a blue floral shirt and jeans, the other a grey hoodie. The students are in casual clothes—one in a grey sweater and jeans, the other in a white hoodie and black leggings.

Clinics, Programs, and Services

Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Outpatient Occupational Therapy Services

Offered at 1 location

Outpatient Occupational Therapy (OT) provides individualized therapy to address the impact brain injury can have on daily activity such as:

Upper extremity / hand therapy
Spasticity (tone) management / splinting...

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Rehabilitative Services

News and Notices

February 20, 2026 | 4 min read

Heart of Health: Truro Continuing Care co-ordinator helps people remain in the place they call home

News and Notices

October 24, 2025 | 11 min read

Canadian Patient Safety Week: Spotlight on quality improvement and patient safety leaders at Nova Scotia Health

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

www.nshealth.ca/lung-health/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd

What is COPD?

COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

COPD is a lung disorder that includes chronic (ongoing) symptoms of:

Shortness of breath
Coughing
Sputum (mucus)
You...

News and Notices

February 25, 2025 | 4 min read

New course helps mental health clinicians deliver more culturally safe and inclusive care

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News and Notices

October 11, 2024 | 3 min read

Meet Nova Scotia Health’s Perioperative (Surgical) Services Quality Improvement Leaders: Catherine Watt, Northern Zone

Meet Catherine Watt, Quality Improvement Leader for Perioperative (Surgical) Services in the Northern Zone. Nova Scotia Health has four perioperative Quality Improvement Leaders, one for each zone, collaborating with teams across the province to increase surgical access, improve quality and patient safety, ensure positive patient experience, and better health outcomes for all Nova Scotians who need surgery.

Clinics, Programs, and Services

Ultrasound

Offered at 22 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...

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Diagnostic Imaging