Health-care officials say a pilot program last spring that tested increased access to anesthesia services was successful, but it’s unclear if or when the program could be expanded.
A busy ophthalmologist in Nova Scotia says he s reached an impasse with the health authority over surgical safety, and as it stands, he ll have to drastically reduce the number of surgeries he does every year.
Chris Palmer was on the phone with an ER doctor who wanted to work.
The Kings West Conservative MLA was in a tough spot.
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Nova Scotia Health is launching a two-month trial project in March at Yarmouth Regional Hospital that officials hope will lead to more stabilized anesthesia services.
Kristen Hayes lives close to the hospital in Yarmouth, N.S., but she says that twice in the past month, her son, who has a rare form of epilepsy, has been taken by ambulance to the emergency room there, only to be left waiting.