Cape Breton orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Kevin Orrell has been named senior medical director for the CBRM Health Care Redevelopment Project. He joins a local leadership team that will help to reshape health care delivery in Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM).
Eleven community groups in Antigonish County have received funding from Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) and the Department of Health and Wellness (DHW) for projects that support local health care priorities.
Going smoke-free is the most important decision you can make to improve your health and quality of life. And just by making that decision, you’ve already taken the first big step toward reaching that goal. In honour of National Non-Smoking Week, here are four tips and tools to help you make the leap to leading a smoke-free life.
Lisa Hartlen loves working with patients but her favourite part of every day is seeing them leave the hospital. The casual porter at the Halifax Infirmary enjoys wheeling a patient to the front doors and wishing them well as they go home after illness or injury.
Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) and The Government of Nova Scotia announced Friday that exp. Architects Inc. will lead the design of the multi-year, multi-million dollar-renovation and addition at South Shore Regional Hospital.
Learn how the team at the Collaborative Family Practice in Springhill are making their healthcare model work for their community, and their work-life balance.
The three community health boards in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality - Central Cape Breton County, East Cape Breton County and Northside the Lakes – have launched their community health plan for 2019 – 2022.
Visitor restrictions are in place on the rehabilitation and restorative care unit at Harbourview Hospital in Sydney Mines. The restrictions are in place to help limit the spread of flu-like illness among patients on the 21-bed unit.
