Health and Wellness

**** NSHA Media Release Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital’s emergency department closed on Dec. 14 Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital’s emergency department will be closed on Dec. 14 and will re-open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday Dec. 15. Anyone with urgent medical needs should call 911. ​ For non-urgent care, please call your family doctor or visit...

**** NSHA Media Release Three more Nova Scotia Health sites launch online appointment booking Nova Scotia Health is expanding its online appointment booking service. Online appointment booking is now available at the following sites: ​ Cape Breton Regional Hospital (Sydney) X-ray Dartmouth General Hospital X-ray Fishermen’s Memorial Hospital (Lunenburg) X-ray ​ Online booking is now...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release More Mental Health and Addictions Support for Nova Scotians————————————————————-Community organizations across the province will be able to provide more mental health and addictions support to those in need with new government funding announced today, Dec. 11.The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia will receive over $1.6 million, to be distributed as...

**** NSHA Media Release Temporary changes to chemical & bacterial water testing at Nova Scotia Health facilities The Environmental Services Laboratory at the QEII Health Sciences Centre is not accepting water samples for bacteria or chemical analysis until further notice. This is being done temporarily in order to create capacity for COVID-19 testing.​ ​ Since...

**** Recall via Health Canada Expanded Recall: Mastercraft 5 Gallon Air Compressor recalled due to injury hazard Common name: Mastercraft 5 Gallon Air Compressor Product description: This recall expansion involves the Mastercraft 5 Gallon Air Compressor 1.5-Hp. The following products are included in the recall: Model Number UPC Date Code 058-9315 871613006891 All codes ending in 2014...

**** Recall via Health Canada Scentsy Luminary Jack and Bless This Home Warmers recalled due to Fire Hazard Common name: Scentsy Luminary Jack and Bless This Home Warmers Product description: This recall involves two Scentsy decorative wax warmers. The Luminary Jack warmer is dark grey in colour with pumpkin cut outs. The Bless This Home warmer is...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Government Further Extends Virtual Care Options————————————————————Government is further extending access to virtual care options like telephone and videoconferencing that are available for doctors to connect with patients.Physicians’ payment codes for virtual visits will be available until March 31.“Access to virtual care has become increasingly important to patients and doctors as the...

**** Recall via Health Canada Certain Compliments brand, Levitts brand, and The Deli-Shop brand deli meat products recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes The food recall warning issued on November 22, 2020 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation. Levitts Foods...

**** NSHA Media Release 17 more Nova Scotia Health sites and IWK X-ray launch online appointment booking Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health are expanding their online appointment booking service. Online appointment booking is now available at the following sites: Aberdeen Hospital (New Glasgow) X-ray Colchester East Hants Health Centre (Truro) X-ray Northside General Hospital...

**** Recall via Health Canada SurgelogicTM NQ SurgeLocTM Surge Protection Device recalled due to Fire Hazard Common name: Surgelogic™ NQ SurgeLoc™ Surge Protection Device Product description: This recall involves the Schneider Electric Surgelogic™ NQ SurgeLoc™ Surge Protection Device. The 3-wire and 4-wire devices are primarily installed in commercial/industrial applications and may include some residential applications. They are black rectangular-shaped...