Mobile Health Clinic Sets Up in Pugwash Mobile Health Clinic Sets Up in Pugwash Staff Reporter / Friday, July 28, 2023 0 188 Article rating: No rating The emergency department at the North Cumberland Memorial Hospital in Pugwash was closed Thursday, Friday, and will be closed all weekend. Read more
Renovations to Amherst Emergency Delayed Renovations to Amherst Emergency Delayed Bill Martin / Saturday, February 11, 2023 0 473 Article rating: No rating COVID has claimed another casualty, this time, an entire emergency department. Read more
Cumberland's New Emergency Department Cumberland's New Emergency Department Staff Reporter / Saturday, January 21, 2023 0 492 Article rating: 4.0 The emergency department at Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre in Amherst will reopen in its newly renovated space on Tuesday, February 14th. Read more
Accountability Report in Emergency Health OPINION Michelle Thompson / Wednesday, December 21, 2022 0 570 Article rating: No rating Today we released the Annual Accountability Report on Emergency Departments. The report shows what our healthcare professionals and many Nova Scotians already know — our emergency departments have been pushed to the limit. Read more
Regional Hospital Strained to the Max Regional Hospital Strained to the Max Staff Reporter / Thursday, October 13, 2022 0 623 Article rating: No rating Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre is experiencing staff shortages, overcrowding in inpatient units, and high patient volumes this week. Patient waits in the hospital’s emergency department are long. Read more
Doctor Dispute Spills into Public Protest Doctor Dispute Spills into Public Protest Bill Martin / Wednesday, May 25, 2022 0 755 Article rating: 5.0 A simmering dispute between the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) and a much respected local doctor appears ready to boil over. Read more
Regional Hospital Slowly Repairs Flood Damage Staff Reporter / Friday, May 13, 2022 0 511 Article rating: No rating Nova Scotia Health says it will take up to eight weeks to repair flood damage in the emergency department at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre (CRHHC) in Amherst. Read more
Amherst Emergency Service Re-opens Quickly Staff Reporter / Wednesday, May 4, 2022 0 748 Article rating: No rating Emergency services are open again at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre (CRHHC) in Amherst as officials juggle services and space following flooding early this morning. Read more
Springhill to Reopen Emergency Services Staff Reporter / Tuesday, November 30, 2021 0 764 Article rating: No rating Nova Scotia Health has offered Springhill an early Christmas present. The health Authority announced the All Saints Hospital will return to full emergency service on January 19th. Read more
NSHA Deflects Heat from Nurse Transfer NSHA Deflects Heat from Nurse Transfer Bill Martin / Tuesday, October 12, 2021 2 809 Article rating: No rating The Nova Scotia Health Authority issued a press release today suggesting Cumberland County officials are in step with a plan that sends nurses from Springhill to Amherst, at the expense of the local All Saints Hospital. Read more
County Officials Offer Local Input in Health Decisions Staff Reporter / Friday, October 8, 2021 0 746 Article rating: No rating The decision to cut emergency services in Springhill to bolster staff at the Cumberland Regional Hospital has led Nova Scotia Health authorities to commit to better communication and cooperation across the county. Read more
Oxford Town Council Almost Faceless Without Facebook Oxford Town Council Almost Faceless Without Facebook Mark Rushton / Monday, October 4, 2021 0 897 Article rating: 4.2 Oxford Town Council met virtually tonight, in the midst of a global blackout of social media platforms. Read more
Province Commits to Ambulance Improvements Province Commits to Ambulance Improvements FITCH REPORT RELEASED Staff Reporter / Monday, March 8, 2021 0 1359 Article rating: No rating There are 160 ambulances and approximately 1,200 paramedics in Nova Scotia but finding one when needed has become a major concern across the province. Read more
Emergency Services Surprise in Pugwash Emergency Services Surprise in Pugwash Staff Reporter / Friday, August 16, 2019 0 1492 Article rating: 4.0 Emergency service at the hospital in Pugwash remains open today for the fifth straight day. And the good news is, it will stay open over the weekend and through Monday. Read more