Well Woman Clinics
Cancer Care
Well Woman Clinics offer a variety of health-related services and health education, delivered by a female doctor or nurse. The services and days and hours of operation vary by clinic.
Location and contact information
Amherst
Dr. Tena Frizzle
Tel: 902 667-5400 ext 6355
- Open to patients with no provider across NS
- Your name will be added to a list for spring and fall clinics
- Patients must call 1-888-480-8588 (or local # 902-473-7438) to request a copy of their Pap history report be sent to Dr. Frizzle’s office via fax @ 902-667-6042.
Dr. Halina Bienkowski
Tel: 902-667-1622
- Open to patients with no provider from across NS
Annapolis Royal
Annapolis Community Health Centre
Tel: 902-532-2324
- Open to patients with no provider from within the catchment area
Antigonish
Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre/ Lindsay’s Health Centre for Women (1day/wk clinic)
Tel: 902-318-9984
- Open to patients with no provider from across NS
- Patients must call 1 888 480 8588 (or local # 902-473-7438) to request a copy of their Pap history report be sent to the clinic.
Bedford
Bedford Basin Women’s Health Clinic
967 Bedford Highway, Suite 208-B
Tel: 902-444-8726
- Open to patients with no provider from across Nova Scotia
Berwick
Western Kings Memorial Health Centre
Tel: 902-538-3111
- Monthly Pap clinics with female clinician
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
Tel: 902-543-4604 ext. 1452
- Leave a message, you will receive a call when a clinic is available (may take a couple months)
Canso
Eastern Memorial
Tel: 902-366-2794
- Ask for Joanne when calling to book
Cape Breton
Cancer Screening & Early Detection
Tel: 1-877-794-5427
- Open to patients with no provider from across NS
- Available regularly with a female nurse / doctor
- PAP Testing, IUD Placement and STI Screening offered
Dartmouth
Family Focus, Baker Drive
Tel: 902-420-6060
- Open to patients with no provider from across NS
- Available regularly - Schedule of well woman clinic days can be found on the Family Focus website (https://thefamilyfocus.ca/calendar/)
Digby
The Leahey Wellness Clinic
Tel: 902.742.1790; toll-free 1-877-742-0085 (request to be transferred to book well woman clinic appointment)
- Female NP and Female MD, will see patients with no provider or patients with a FD ONLY if they are not comfortable having procedure done by a male MD.
- PAP & STI testing offered
Digby & Area Health Services Center
Tel: 902-245-1307
- PAP and STI testing offered
- Open to patients with no provider from the Digby County area
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Cancer Screening & Early Detection
Tel: 1-877-794-5427
- Appointments available regularly with female nurse / doctor
- PAP Testing, IUD Placement and STI Screening offered
- Open to patients with no provider from across Nova Scotia
Greenwood
Greenwood Family Health Clinic
Tel: 902-765-6340
- Pap tests with female clinicians available by appointment
- Patients with no provider are scheduled for a consult appointment prior to testing
- Francophone clinician available
Halifax
Family Focus – Spring Garden Road
Tel: 902-420-2038
- Open to patients with no provider from across NS
- Available regularly - Schedule of well woman’s clinic days can be found on the Family Focus website (https://thefamilyfocus.ca/calendar/)
Halifax Sexual Health Centre, Bayers Road
Tel: 902-455-9656, Option “0” to book
- Ongoing appointments available
- Open to patients with no provider
Inverness
Inverness Cancer Screening & Early Detection
Tel: 1-877-794-5427 5427
- Appointments available regularly with female nurse / doctor
- PAP Testing, IUD Placement and STI Screening offered
- Open to patients with no provider from across NS
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
Dr. Monique La France
Tel: 902.258.3589
Kentville
The Red Door
Tel: 902-679-1411
- Sexual health services for individuals between the ages of 13 and 30.
- Appointments available for routine pap tests for individuals between 25-30 years of age with out a health care provider*
*NS screening guidelines recommend that paps are for individuals age 25 and over. Learn more here.
Middleton
Middleton Collaborative Practice
Tel: 902-825-1095
- IUD insertions and PAP Testing
- Open to patients with no provider from across Nova Scotia
Millbrook
Millbrook Health Centre
Tel: 902-895-9468
- Available monthly for patients in the Millbrook Community only
New Germany (Bridgewater)
New Germany & Area Medical Center
Tel: 902-644-2361
- By appointment only, press “2” for reception
New Waterford
New Waterford Hospital
Tel: 1-877-794-5427
- Appointments available regularly with female nurse / doctor
- PAP Testing, IUD Placement and STI Screening offered
- Open to patients with no provider from across Nova Scotia
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
Cancer Screening & Early Detection
Phone: 1-877-794-5427
- Appointments available regularly with female nurse / doctor
- PAP Testing, IUD Placement and STI Screening offered
- Open to patients with no provider from across NS
Dr. Dorothy McNeil
Northside General Hospital
902 794.5424
Pictou
Pictou West Health Centre
Lenora Brace, NP
Tel: 902-485-5416
- Open to patients with no provider or if uncomfortable with their male provider
- Patients call 1-888-480-8588 (or local 902-473-7438) to have a copy of their PAP Hx sent to the clinic via fax 1-833-859-4205
Pugwash
North Cumberland Memorial Hospital
Tel: 902-243-2521, option 2 then option 1
- Open to patients in the catchment area with no provider (or if they have a male provider but aren’t comfortable with them for Pap testing).
Sheet Harbour
Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital (booked via Sexual Health Centre)
Tel: 902-885-3678
- Available once per year
Shelburne
Shelburne Family Practice
Tel: 902-875-2321
- Monthly well woman clinic with female nurse practitioner
- Open to patients with no provider in the Shelburne area
Sherbrooke
St. Mary’s Hospital
Tel: 902-522-2882
- Clinics held once per year
- Open to patients in the Sherbrooke area with no provider
South Shore Regional Hospital
Tel: 902-543-4604 ext. 1452
- Leave a message, you will receive a call when a clinic is available (may take a couple months)
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Cancer Screening & Early Detection
Tel: 1-877-794-5427
- Appointments available regularly with female nurse / doctor
- PAP Testing, IUD Placement and STI Screening offered
- Open to patients with no provider from across Nova Scotia
Truro
Truro Sexual Health Centre
Dr. Bauld & Dr. Webster
Tel: 902-956-1550
- Wednesday evening clinic
- Open to patients with no provider from across Nova Scotia
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
Tel: 902-792-2034
- Have health card # when booking
- Open to patients with no provider from across Nova Scotia
- Clinics booked twice monthly
Yarmouth
The Leahey Wellness Clinic
Tel: 902-742-1790; toll-free 1-877-742-0085 (request to be transferred to book well woman clinic appointment)
- Female NP and Female MD, will see patients with no provider or patients with a FD ONLY if they are not comfortable having procedure done by a male MD.
- PAP & STI testing offered
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
Megan LeBlanc, Nurse Practitioner
Phone: (902) 742-3542, extension 1814
- Open to patients with no provider from across Nova Scotia
How do access these clinics?
Women interested in learning more should contact a Well Woman Clinic in their area.