Oxford Foods Aids Search for New Doctors Staff Reporter / Wednesday, March 1, 2023 0 340 Article rating: 3.3 A company with a solid track record for helping its community is supporting the initiative to attract new doctors to Cumberland County. Read more
Province Funds Local Doctor Search Province Funds Local Doctor Search Mark Rushton / Wednesday, January 25, 2023 0 313 Article rating: 5.0 The provincial government is providing funding to help community organizations recruit and retain healthcare professionals, to the tune of just over $175 thousand dollars in Cumberland County, with Pugwash receiving $25 thousand and change. Read more
Cumberland Doctor Search in Full Swing Cumberland Doctor Search in Full Swing Staff Reporter / Thursday, December 15, 2022 0 539 Article rating: No rating The Mayor of Cumberland County is disappointed that a recent meeting regarding health care made no mention of county efforts to attract new doctors. Read more
Modest Success for Doctor Search Committee Staff Reporter / Friday, June 26, 2020 0 1109 Article rating: No rating Cumberland County’s physician recruitment committee continues its search for new doctors despite the challenges imposed by a pandemic and the precautionary steps to control it. Read more
NS Grant Helps Cumberland Search for Doctors NS Grant Helps Cumberland Search for Doctors Staff Reporter / Tuesday, February 25, 2020 2 889 Article rating: No rating Efforts to recruit and retain doctors in Cumberland County received a boost from the provincial government. The Municipality was granted 15,700 dollars from the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage. Read more
Pugwash ER Service Worst in Nova Scotia Pugwash ER Service Worst in Nova Scotia UPDATED Staff Reporter / Thursday, October 31, 2019 0 2353 Article rating: 4.3 The Emergency Department at the Pugwash Hospital is closed today, a fact that has grown to be the norm. However, the schedule for the coming week adds insult to injury. Read more
Hospital Emergency Service Now a Crisis Hospital Emergency Service Now a Crisis Bill Martin / Thursday, June 13, 2019 0 2000 Article rating: 4.2 The Nova Scotia Health Authority issues weekly updates on the availability of emergency services at the province’s rural hospitals. The Thursday release lists the days and times that emergency services are closed or open. Read more