Temporary service and facility closure notices from Nova Scotia Health (Updated at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023)

Information for Halifax, Dartmouth, Eastern Shore and West Hants (*This page does not provide temporary closure information for the IWK Health Centre)

  • Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital’s emergency department is currently closed. You can find urgent care hours here.
  • Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital now offers an urgent treatment centre. You can find the hours for the urgent treatment centre here.

Sunday, September  17

  • Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital's emergency department will be closed, reopening at 8 a.m. Monday 
  • Hants Community Hospital's emergency department is closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 18

  • Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital's emergency department will close at 8 p.m. and will reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19. 

Tuesday, Sept. 19

  • Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital's emergency department will close at 8 p.m. and will reopen at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20. 

Information for Cape Breton Island, Antigonish and Guysborough Counties

PLEASE NOTE: THE FOLLOWING SERVICE CHANGES ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE AS PART OF OUR RESPONSE TO COVID-19

  • All group sessions for primary care and chronic disease management and wellness. That includes group medical visits, diabetes centre group visits and classes, and cardiac rehab classes led by primary teams (not the cardiac rehab program in Sydney).
  • Appointments are required for all non-emergency diagnostic imaging services.
  • Appointments are required for out-patient blood collection services and walk-in service is not available. 
  • Cardiac Service:  Appointments are required for all non-emergency E.C.G.’s.  Please call for an appointment. 
  • Effective Monday, Dec. 21, 2020,  the Cape Breton Regional Hospital's Water Laboratory will not be accepting water samples for bacteria or chemical analysis until further notice. Municipal, registered and private water supply owners are advised to send samples to an alternate accredited water testing facility. A list of alternate testing facilities may be found at: https://novascotia.ca/nse/water/waterlabs.asp

ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY CLOSURES​​​​

Wednesday, Sept. 20

  • Eastern Memorial Hospital's emergency department closes at 12 p.m. It reopens on Thuraday, Sept. 21 at 9 p.m.
  • Glace Bay Hospital's emergency department is closed until Monday, Sept. 25 at 7 a.m.
  • Guysborough Memorial Hospital's emergency department closes at 7 a.m. It reopens on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 8 a.m.
  • Strait Richmond Hospital's emergency department closes at 7 a.m. It reopens on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 8 a.m.
  • New Waterford Consolidated Hospital's emergency department is closed for facility maintenance.
  • Northside General Hospital's urgent treatment centre is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 902-794-8966 to book an appointment.
  • Victoria County Memorial Hospital's temporary urgent treatment centre is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call 902-295-2983 to book an appointment.

Thursday, Sept. 21

  • Eastern Memorial Hospital's emergency department reopens at 9 p.m. 
  • Glace Bay Hospital's emergency department is closed until Monday, Sept. 25 at 7 a.m.
  • Guysborough Memorial Hospital's emergency department reopens at 8 a.m.
  • Strait Richmond Hospital's emergency department reopens at 8 a.m.
  • New Waterford Consolidated Hospital's emergency department is closed for facility maintenance.
  • Northside General Hospital's urgent treatment centre is open from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Call 902-794-8966 to book an appointment.
  • Victoria County Memorial Hospital's temporary urgent treatment centre is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call 902-295-2983 to book an appointment.

Friday, Sept. 22

  • Glace Bay Hospital's emergency department is closed until Monday, Sept. 25 at 7 a.m.
  • New Waterford Consolidated Hospital's emergency department is closed for facility maintenance.
  • Northside General Hospital's urgent treatment centre is open Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Wednesdays & Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 902-794-8966 to book an appointment.
  • Victoria County Memorial Hospital's temporary urgent treatment centre is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call 902-295-2983 to book an appointment.

 

 

 

Information for Colchester County and Municipality of East Hants, Cumberland County, and Pictou County

Please note the following update:

  • A nurse practitioner is onsite at North Cumberland Memorial Hospital on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Anyone with mild or moderate health concerns can book an appointment with the nurse practitioner by visiting in-person between 8 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. or by calling 902-243-2521. If the North Cumberland Memorial Hospital's Collaborative Emergency Centre is listed below as closed patients must call 902-243-2521 to book an appointment with the nurse practitioner.
  • All Saints Springhill Hospital and North Cumberland Memorial Hospital are now offering virtual urgent care services when their Collaborative Emergency Centres are closed. To access this service, anyone with mild or moderate health concerns can walk-in to book an appointment. A Nova Scotia Health team member will support you by providing the technology and a quiet space for your virtual appointment with a health care provider (nurse or doctor). You can find the urgent virtual care schedule below.

TEMPORARY CLOSURES  ​​ ​​    ​ ​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​

OTHER SERVICES

  • Effective Feb. 5, 2023, the Aberdeen Hospital Cafeteria will be closed until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
  • Out-patient blood collection services now require an appointment; walk-in service is no longer available. If there are interruptions in service, you can find that information here. Patients wishing to book an appointment online should go to https://booking.nshealth.ca or call 1-833-998-2499.
  • Appointments are required for all non-emergency diagnostic imaging services.

Information for Annapolis and Kings Counties, Digby, Shelburne and Yarmouth Counties, Lunenburg and Queens Counties

  • Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Middleton, emergency department is OPEN from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in September (closed Fri.-Mon). Any changes to this schedule will be posted below.
  • Annapolis Urgent Treatment Centre is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (closed holidays) - any unplanned closures are listed below. Visit: https://www.nshealth.ca/urgenttreatmentcentre  

Wednesday, September 20

  • Fishermen's Memorial Hospital emergency department closes at 1 p.m., reopening Thursday, September 21 at 7:30 a.m.
  • Digby General Hospital's emergency department is OPEN at 12 noon today.
  • Roseway Hospital, Shelburne, emergency department is closed from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Thursday, September 21

  • Fishermen's Memorial Hospital. Lunenburg, emergency department is open reduced hours and closed from 1 - 9 p.m., and will re-open Friday, September 22 at 7:30 a.m.