Nova Scotia 
Nova Scotia: First ED accountability report released(0)
Halifax NS–A new accountability report provides more information that will help guide the right decisions for providing emergency care.
Health Minister Maureen MacDonald tabled the first Accountability Report on Emergency Departments in the Nova Scotia legislature today, May 11. The report provides accurate, reliable data to better understand the challenges facing the province’s emergency care system.
Ms. [...]
Nova Scotia: Province continues to experience H1N1 activity
Halifax NS–Nova Scotia continues to experience H1N1 activity across the province.
For the reporting period of Dec. 6 to Dec. 12, there have been:
– No new lab-confirmed H1N1 cases, compared with 12 for the week of Nov. 29 to Dec. 5.
– No new hospitalizations of people with lab-confirmed H1N1, compared with five last period.
“As Nova Scotians [...]
Nova Scotia: Get immunized! [op-ed by Dr. Robert Strong, Chief Public Health Officer of NS]
Halifax–What if I told you that in the coming weeks, a member of your family could become seriously ill and have to be hospitalized? Would you take a simple, easy step to prevent that from happening? Would you get vaccinated against H1N1?
Despite what you may hear on the streets, H1N1 is still here, and we [...]
Nova Scotia: Fifth H1N1-related death reported
Halifax–A fifth death during the second wave of H1N1 was confirmed today, Nov. 26, by the Department of Health Promotion and Protection.
The male patient from the Capital Health District was in his forties and had no underlying medical conditions.
“I would like to express my deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the individual at [...]
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