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Better health, improved quality of life and fewer days in hospital are some of the benefits Nova Scotians with chronic health problems are getting from the Your Way to Wellness program....... ... more about Nova Scotians Learn How to Self-manage Chronic Conditions

On December 14, 2011, the province announced it is investing $6.8 million to establish collaborative emergency centres in more Nova Scotia communities...... ... more about Investment Supports Collaborative Emergency Centres in Nova Scotia

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

Cancer patients in Nova Scotia are one step closer to better care and shorter wait times with a $7.9-million investment for equipment and construction at the Nova Scotia Cancer Centre...... ... more about Province Approves Funding to Reduce Wait Times, Improve Cancer Care

Women are getting more comfortable and more efficient treatment for gynecological cancer in a new brachytherapy suite at Nova Scotia Cancer Centre in Halifax..... ... more about Minister Tours Brachytherapy Suite at Nova Scotia

New Digital Mammography Unit Unveiled Five new full field digital mammography units in the province will reduce wait times for breast screening. The new units, now available in every region, also allow for earlier detection.... ... more about New Digital Mammography Unit Unveiled

Cancer Centre Expansion Nears Completion, New Equipment Ready by Summer Cancer patients will be able to get better care closer to home when an expansion to the Cape Breton Cancer Centre is complete and new radiation... ... more about Cancer Centre Expansion Nears Completion, New Equipment Ready by Summer

Cancer patients in Nova Scotia will get better care and shorter wait times thanks to the province's $10.1-million contribution to the radiation therapy project. ... more about Province, QEII Foundation Pledge $14 Million to Improve Cancer Care, Wait Times

Health Ministers Work Together to Benefit Atlantic Canadians Atlantic Health Ministers met in Halifax today, Jan. 15, to collaborate on ways to benefit the health of Atlantic Canadians. ... more about Health Ministers Work Together to Benefit Atlantic Canadians

Province Takes Steps to Reduce Wait Time, Improve Cancer Care Cancer patients in Nova Scotia will have a shorter wait and get better care thanks to upgrades at the Nova Scotia Cancer Centre in.... ... more about Province Takes Steps to Reduce Wait Time, Improve Cancer Care

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

The province is taking an important step to keep its commitments on emergency rooms and reducing ER wait times with the appointment of Dr. John Ross as Nova Scotia's first.... ... more about Province Announces New ER Advisor

Atlantic health ministers met in Halifax today, April 3, to discuss opportunities for collaboration with emphasis on health safety and quality, rising cost of .... ... more about Atlantic Health Ministers Meet, Find Areas for Collaboration

Cape Breton cancer patients will have greater access to radiation therapy services with the expansion of the Cape Breton Cancer Centre and a new CT simulator. ... more about Premier Launches Cancer Centre Expansion, Unveils New Equipment

The province is making progress to ensure Nova Scotians get faster access to health care. ... more about Wait Time Strategies Paying Off

Heart attack patients who call 9-1-1 will receive faster treatment as the result of new training by paramedics in Cape Breton. ... more about New Training for Paramedics Means Faster Heart Attack Treatment

Contracts have been awarded for another 95 of the more than 800 new long-term care beds being added to Nova Scotia's continuing-care system by 2010. ... more about Contracts Awarded for Long-term Care Beds

More than 500 more orthopedic surgeries will be performed over the next year as a result of a Department of Health-approved contract between Capital Health and Scotia Surgery Inc. ... more about New Initiative to Improve Orthopedic Services

Contracts have been awarded for another 75 of the more than 800 new long-term care beds being added to Nova Scotia's continuing-care system by 2010. ... more about Next Set Of Care Bed Contracts Awarded

Contracts have been awarded to build and operate 552 of the more than 800 new long-term care beds being added to Nova Scotia's continuing-care system by 2010. ... more about Long-Term Care Bed Contracts Awarded

Nova Scotians will have better access to mammography screening with the addition of three new digital machines in the province, including Canada's first mobile digital mammography unit. ... more about Better Access to Mammography

Nova Scotians will have shorter wait times and better access to bone-density testing with the addition of three new bone-density machines in the province. ... more about New Sites Chosen for Chronic Pain Services

Nova Scotians will have shorter wait times and better access to bone-density testing with the addition of three new bone-density machines in the province. ... more about Better Access to Bone-density Testing

Nova Scotians across the province have better access to important diagnostic health tests with six new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) units, including two high-tech replacement units at Capital Health. ... more about Halifax Opens Province's Sixth New MRI Unit

Visitors to the QEII Health Sciences Centre can look forward to shorter wait times and health-care workers will have improved work conditions as a result of the $17-million construction of a new emergency department. ... more about Province and Capital Health Unveil Plans for New Emergency Department

With Cancer Awareness Month underway, I would like to take the opportunity to thank those Nova Scotians who take care of patients suffering from the effects of cancer. ... more about Cancer Awareness Month a Time to Recognize Caregivers

Nova Scotians will receive enhanced cancer care closer to home as a result of $1 million the government is investing in a new medical oncology satellite in Kentville and expanded services for Inverness, Antigonish, New Glasgow and Yarmouth. ... more about Funding for Cancer Care

Nova Scotians are one step closer to having more long-term-care beds. ... more about Nova Scotians One Step Closer to More Long-term-Care Beds