Nova Scotia Health is holding a drop-in clinic in Caledonia on March 20. (Province of Nova Scotia)

Nova Scotia Health is holding a mobile primary care clinic in Caledonia next Thursday (March 20) from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The drop-in clinic will be held at the North Queens Community Health Centre. 

Only certain health issues can be seen at the drop-in clinic. Nova Scotia Health says it can address only non-urgent conditions such as prescription refills or renewals, minor respiratory or gastrointestinal problems, muscle pain, rashes or urinary tract infections.

People are being asked to have their health cards and a list of their medications with them. 

Medical staff will screen patients to make sure they can treat the concern at the clinic.

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool is also now open 24 hours a day from Mondays at 8 a.m. to Fridays at 1:30 p.m.

Nova Scotia Health is also organizing drop-in clinics in Bridgewater at the Medical Arts Building on Glen Allen Drive. Those are set for Sun., March 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wed., March 26 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Sun., March 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Queens General Hospital. Photo Ed Halverson

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed until Friday (Aug. 2) at 8 a.m.

Nova Scotia Health announced the temporary closure in a news release on Sunday.

No reason was given for the closure, but in the past officials have blamed staffing shortages.

The ER at South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater will be open.

Patients of Queens Family Health can access the same-day clinic, depending on provider availability, by calling 902-354-3322.

A mobile primary care clinic is scheduled to be at Queens General on Tuesday (July 30) from 1 to 4 p.m., Wednesday (July 31) from 1 to 4 p.m. and on Thursday (Aug. 1) from 9 a.m. to noon.

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad photo)

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed from Saturday afternoon until Tuesday morning.

The ER will close on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and reopen Tuesday at 8 a.m.

A mobile primary care clinic will be at the hospital on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s a drop-in clinic, so no appointment is required.

The emergency department at South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater will be open.

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad photo)

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed on Friday and Saturday.

The ER will close Friday at 5 a.m. and reopen Sunday at 8 a.m. It will then close again at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday until Monday at 8 a.m.

The emergency department at South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater will be open.

Nova Scotia Health says that people with urgent medical needs should call 911. 

Through the week, patients of Queens Family Health can use the same-day clinic there for new and emerging conditions by calling 902-354-3322.

A drop-in primary care clinic will be at the Liverpool hospital next Sat., April 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Queens General Hospital. Photo Ed Halverson

Nova Scotia Health is holding a mobile primary care clinic in Liverpool this Wednesday, and again on April 2 and April 13.

The drop-in clinic will be held at Queens Family Health at Queens General Hospital. You don’t need an appointment.

The clinic will operate this Wednesday from 5 to 9 p.m., Tues., April 2 from 5 to 9 p.m. and Sat., April 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mobile primary care clinics are meant to bridge gaps in primary care in certain areas of the province. They address non-urgent issues.  

Patients of Queens Family Health can still access that clinic’s same day service for new and emerging health problems by calling 902-354-3322.

The emergency department at Queens General is also scheduled to be open on Wednesday beginning at 8 a.m.

Queens General Hospital. Photo Ed Halverson

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed for the rest of Thursday and will reopen at midnight and be open on Friday.

It will close again for the weekend at 5 a.m. Saturday and reopen on Tuesday at 8 a.m.

Nova Scotia Health is setting up a mobile primary care clinic at the hospital on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will be at the Queen’s Family Health location.

It is a drop-in clinic, so you don’t have to call ahead.

The emergency department at South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater will be open. Patients of Queens Family Health with new or emerging problems can access the same-day clinic through the week at 902-354-3322.