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N.S. news: Recovery Support Centre space in Yarmouth temporarily reallocated

Services at the Recovery Support Centre at Yarmouth Regional Hospital are being temporarily reallocated to open five inpatient mental health beds, according to a news release by Nova Scotia Health.

Annapolis County firefighter sounds alarm after 2-hour wait for ambulances

A two-hour wait for an ambulance following an Annapolis County car crash in which three children and the driver were seriously injured has reignited calls for the province to improve emergency care in the area. 

Middleton woman to celebrate 40 years of service at Soldiers Memorial Hospital

Kathy Sabean will be celebrating 40 years of service at the Soldiers Memorial Hospital in Middleton, N.S., in January. She joins Mainstreet Halifax host Jeff Douglas to talk about her time working in food service at the hospital, and how rewarding it has been.

N.S. emergency department closures, wait times up from last year

Although the annual report on Nova Scotia's emergency departments show people are waiting longer for care and unplanned closures are up, the health minister says it doesn't reflect important changes made in the past few months.

Physician shortage forces RVH to redirect obstetrical, midwifery patients

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre will redirect several of its patients on Sunday night due to a physician shortage.

N.S. cataract wait times a problem, ophthalmologist says

A busy ophthalmologist in Nova Scotia says he's reached an impasse with the health authority over surgical safety, and as it stands, he'll have to drastically reduce the number of surgeries he does every year.

Middleton's Soldiers Memorial Hospital emergency department open weekdays through October

Rural N.S. residents frustrated by temporary ER closures

It’s no surprise to those living in rural Nova Scotia that a CTV news survey has found hospital emergency departments across the country have had to close their doors more than 1280 times so far this year.

ERs face worse wait-times this summer, as 'waiting-room' medicine gets creative

Staying in the ER for hours or even days waiting for a hospital bed should be seen by Canadians as unacceptable, says an emergency physician. But what's the solution for 'waiting-room medicine'?