Please note that the emergency department at Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital’s collaborative emergency centre (CEC) will be closed from 5 p.m. through 8 p.m. on Friday, May 18 due to a lack of physician coverage.
An event to showcase how the arts can be used to enhance patient care and well-being will be held later this month. The Art of Medicine takes place Monday, May 28 at the New Dawn Center for Social Innovation in Sydney. It runs from 7-9 p.m. and is organized by the Cape Breton Cancer Centre.
The Emergency Department at the Northside General Hospital in North Sydney will be closed on Saturday, May 19, Sunday, May 20 and Monday, May 21. It reopens on Tuesday, May 22 at 8 a.m.
Visitor restrictions are being lifted on the Maternal Child units at Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney. These restrictions were in place on the Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU), Obstetrics (including Labour/Delivery), the Mother/Baby and Pediatric Units at the Regional Hospital due to cases of general respiratory illnesses among patients.
The emergency department at Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital will be closed from 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 17 until 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 22, due to a lack of physician coverage.
Every donation is put to good use at The Daisy.
For all those thrifty shoppers out there, The Daisy, operated by South Shore Regional Hospital Auxiliary, sells gently-used clothing, jewelry, books and small household items, such as dishes and lamps, at great prices. Proceeds from The Daisy, which totalled $315,000 in 2017 alone, support the hospital and other health initiatives in the community.
