local Medical Officer of Health Contact Information

To contact your local Medical Officer of Health, please call the appropriate person as listed below.

For urgent issues after hours and weekends you can contact the Medical Officer of Health on-call through QE-II locating: (902) 473-2222

Chief Public Health Officer/Chief Medical Officer of Health
Dr. Robert Strang
PO Box 488
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 2R8
Phone: (902) 424-2358 Fax: (902) 424-4716

Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health
Vacant

Regional Offices
The Province of Nova Scotia has nine District Health Authorities. These DHAs are covered by Regional Medical Officers of Health

South Shore, South West Health, Annapolis Valley District Health Authorities
Dr. Lynda Earle
Ste. 109, 215 Dominion Street
Bridgewater, NS   BUV 2K7
Phone: 543-0850  Fax: 543-8024

Colchester East Hants, Cumberland, Pictou County District Health Authorities
Dr. Robin Taylor
Colchester Hospital Annex
201 Willow Street, 3rd Floor
Truro, NS   B2N 4Z9
Phone: 893-5820  Fax: 893-5839

Guysborough Antigonish Strait
Dr. Robin Taylor (Environmental Health and Communicable Disease)
Colchester Hospital Annex
201 Willow Street, 3rd Floor
Truro, NS   B2N 4Z9
Phone: 893-5820  Fax: 893-5839

Dr. Robert Strang (Other Medical Officer of Health issues)
PO Box 488
Halifax, NS    B3J 2R8
Phone: (902) 424-2358  Fax: (902) 424-4716

Cape Breton District Health Authority
Dr. Richard Gould (Environmental Health and Communicable Disease)
235 Townsend Street, 2nd floor
Sydney, NS   B1P 5E7
Phone: 563 2400

Dr. Andrew Lynk (Other Medical Officer of Health issues)
235 Townsend Street, 2nd floor
Sydney, NS   B1P 5E7
Phone: 563 2400

Capital Health, IWK Health Centre
Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed, Medical Officer of Health
7 Mellor Avenue, Unit 5
Dartmouth, NS   B3B 0E6
Phone: (902) 481-5883  Fax: 481-5803

Dr. Richard Gould, Medical Officer of Health
7 Mellor Avenue, Unit 5
Dartmouth, NS   B3B 0E6
Phone 481-5800  Fax: 481-5803