Nova Scotia Health Authority in the news

Nova Scotia's auditor general found the provincial health authority misused sole-sourcing rules for $3.7 billion in contracts, bypassing competitive bidding processes.

A hospice unit in Lunenburg, N.S., providing end-of-life care, has fully opened after years of pandemic- and staffing-related delays.

A former Nova Scotia Health Authority employee will stand trial on multiple charges including extortion and sexual assault.

Nova Scotia Health's Performance and Analytics team builds AI tools like NFMT and FFAST internally to optimize workforce and patient flow management.

Nicole Boutilier was appointed CEO of Nova Scotia Health with a $500,000 salary without a competitive hiring process, raising questions about transparency and value.

Nova Scotia Health's strategy to offer jobs to all Dalhousie University health-care graduates is yielding positive recruitment results, though a union argues for more competitive salaries and better work-life balance to improve retention.

Premier Tim Houston defends the direct appointment of former interim CEO Karen Oldfield to lead the new agency Accelerate Nova Scotia, tasked with commercializing health-care innovations.

Nova Scotia Health appointed Dr. Nicole Boutilier as its new president and CEO, succeeding Karen Oldfield who will now lead Accelerate Nova Scotia.

Dr. Nicole Boutilier is appointed as the new President and CEO of Nova Scotia Health, succeeding Karen Oldfield who will lead Accelerate Nova Scotia.

Dr. Nicole Boutilier is the new permanent president and CEO of Nova Scotia Health, focusing on patient care, electronic record transition, and budget management.

Nova Scotia Health ranks among Canada's best for the second year in a row in reducing surgical wait times across multiple categories, with increased surgical volumes and decreased waitlists.

Nova Scotia Health's wellness navigators help newcomers overcome cultural and linguistic barriers to access essential healthcare and social services.

Two healthcare programs for Black Nova Scotians are seeking provincial expansion to meet a massive spike in demand for primary and mental health services.

Nova Scotia Health is warning the public about an increase in drug toxicities and overdose cases across the province.

Nova Scotia Health launched a new part-time mobile clinic in downtown Halifax to provide after-hours care for non-urgent medical issues.

Nova Scotia Health is managing a significant surge in mental health crisis line volumes through increased staffing and awareness initiatives.

Nova Scotia achieved a record net gain of 199 doctors last year through increased international recruitment and local medical school retention.

Construction is underway for a new modular dialysis unit at Strait Richmond Hospital to expand treatment capacity by 2027.

Nova Scotia Health has opened a new after-hours mobile primary care clinic in downtown Halifax to provide non-urgent medical services.

Nova Scotia Health Authority recruited 278 new physicians, including a record number of American doctors, to expand its healthcare workforce.