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On November 10, 2011, the province announced it is investing $22 million to upgrade aging health-care facilities to provide better care for patients and an improved environment for health-care professionals.... more about Province Announces $22 million in Upgrades for Hospitals

On October 27, 2011, the province announced it is expanding health care services at the Cobequid Community Health Centre in Sackville.... more about Health Care Services Expanded at Cobequid Health Centre

Nova Scotians living with addiction will now have more information about wait times for several treatment services in their community and areas across the province.... more about Wait Times for Addiction Services Published

A recent initiative by the district health authorities in Nova Scotia has resulted in the provincial wait list for surgery being reduced by approximately 25-30%.... more about Initiative reduces surgery wait list by one quarter

Wait times for diagnostic imaging services such as MRI, ultrasounds and CT scans can vary widely across the province. Often, there can be two to three months difference between the wait times at various hospitals.... more about Pilot project shows patients will travel for shorter diagnostic imaging wait time

Patients waiting for hip and knee replacements in Nova Scotia now have access to a reliable source of information to help them prepare for surgery.... more about Nova Scotia Launches Website For Hip and Knee Replacement Patients

New data shows that 89 per cent of Nova Scotians who need radiation therapy are getting treatment within the national benchmark of four weeks.... more about Nova Scotia makes big improvement in Radiation Therapy wait times

Patients in Guysborough, Antigonish and Strait areas of Nova Scotia now have access to a bone densitometry system at St. Martha's Regional Hospital in Antigonish.... more about St. Martha's Hospital in Antigonish adds Bone Density Scanner

A new CT scanner was unveiled at South Shore Regional Hospital on June 4, 2010.... more about South Shore Health unveils new CT scanner

Five new full field digital mammography units in the province will reduce wait times for breast screening. The new units, now available in... more about Province improves breast screening program

Having one provincial wait times management information system for surgery has helped one province shorten wait times dramatically in less than... more about Patient Access Registry in Nova Scotia will shorten wait times

Health Minister Maureen MacDonald recently congratulated a group of 25 health-care workers for their dedication to improving patient care... more about New technology will improve efficiency of scheduling surgery

A new patient registry will improve surgical wait times by providing more timely and accurate information to district health authorities and doctors... more about Improving Wait Times for Surgical Patients

Construction of a new radiation therapy bunker has begun in Sydney at the Cape Breton Cancer Centre. The new bunker will house a new linear... more about Radiation Therapy wait times guarantee