Cape Breton, Guysborough and Antigonish Areas
Includes areas near Baddeck, Evanston, Inverness, Glace Bay, Port Hawkesbury, Sherbrooke, Sydney
The Sydney River Health Centre serves as the new home for several different clinics and services currently spread across Cape Breton Regional Municipality and delivers healthcare by connecting health services...
Nova Scotia Health is offering a virtual option for people coming to the hospital with urgent, non-life-threatening health issues. Virtual Urgent Care is not a replacement for the local emergency department but will be particularly helpful during times when the local emergency department is temporarily closed.
Receiving urgent care virtually is simple, safe and confidential. At times when virtual urgent care is offered, patients will be assessed by on-site triage staff and register as usual.
Some examples of what may be able to be seen through a virtual appointment include:
You can find locations and hours of operation here.
Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC's) provide access to care for those with unexpected, non-life-threatening health concerns with appointments offered within one to two days.
Appointments are required and can be made by calling the numbers below:
Patients who wish to be considered for admission to Hospice Cape Breton can be referred to the Palliative Care service in Cape Breton by their physician...
The Cape Breton Cancer Centre is one of two specialty cancer centres in Nova Scotia. It provides a full range of cancer care and support including radiation therapy. Some specialty...
Mobile Primary Care Clinics can only address non-urgent, low acuity health issues and is not an emergency service. Care is provided using a team approach, which includes nurse practitioners and family physicians. Patients will be seen in a clinic environment.
Some clinics require appointments and others do not. You can find the scheduled locations and access information for upcoming Mobile Primary Care Clinics here.
A primary care clinic provides short-term primary medical care for people on the Need a Family Practice Registry.
You can find the list of clinics and contact numbers here.
Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC's) provide access to care for those with unexpected, non-life-threatening health concerns with appointments offered within one to two days.
Appointments are required and can be made by calling the numbers below:
VirtualCareNS provides Nova Scotians with free, online visits with a primary care provider (doctor or nurse practitioner).
There are now two options for virtual care:
Option 1: VirtualCareNS for Nova Scotians on the Need a Family Practice Registry until they are placed with a permanent family practice.
REGISTER WITH VCNS - I AM ON THE NEED A FAMILY PRACTICE REGISTRY
Option 2: NEW - VirtualCareNS for Nova Scotians with a Primary Care Provider. Through this pathway, patients are limited to 2 free visits per year on Maple.
Call 811 to speak with a registered nurse for health care advice, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Also, there is information on more than 500 health topics at: 811.NovaScotia.ca.
*During busy times a nurse may not be available right away. In those cases, a Telehealth Associate will take your information, and a nurse will call you back. This may take several hours during peak activity periods.