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To contact your local Medical Officer of Health, please call the appropriate person as listed below. For urgent issues after hours you can contact the Medical Officer of Health on-call through QE-II locating: (902) 473-2222 or (902) 473-2220.

 

Chief Public Health Officer/Chief Medical Officer of Health
Dr. Robert Strang
PO Box 487
Hailfax, Nova Scotia, B3J 2R7
Phone: (902) 424-2358 Fax: (902) 424-4716
Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health
Dr. Maureen Baikie
PO Box 487
Hailfax, Nova Scotia, B3J 2R7
Phone: (902) 722-1378 Fax:(902) 424-4716
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. Richard Gould, Medical Officer of Health
23 Earnscliffe Ave, PO Box 1180
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, BOP 1XO
Phone: (902) 542-6310 Fax: (902) 542-6333
Colchester East Hants, Cumberland, Pictou County Distric Health Authorities
Dr. Shelly Sarwal, Medical Officer of Health
Colchester Regional Hospital Annex 3rd Floor
201 Willow Street, Truro, Nova Scotia, B2N 4Z9 
Phone: (902) 893-5820 Fax: (902)-893-5839
Guysborough Antigonish Strait, Cape Breton District Health Authorites

Communicable Disease
Dr. Shelly Sarwal, Medical Officer of Health
Colchester Regional Hospital Annex 3rd Floor
201 Willow Street, Truro, Nova Scotia, B2N 4Z9 
Phone: (902) 893-5820 Fax: (902)-893-5839

Environmental Health
Dr. Richard Gould, Medical Officer of Health
23 Earnscliffe Ave, PO Box 1180
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, BOP 1XO
Phone: (902) 542-6310 Fax: (902) 542-6333

Capital Health, IWK Health Centre

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


 

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