• New Year’s closure for hospital ER

  December 21, 2010 - 13 h 43

  Digby General Hospital’s emergency department will close for 48 hours on New Year’s weekend as a result of physician unavailability.

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• Controversial MS treatment successful for Digby man

  December 21, 2010 - 12 h 10

  Christmas arrived early for one volunteer Digby firefighter in his fight against Multiple Sclerosis.

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• Patient applications closed

  December 18, 2010 - 13 h 49

  South West Health stopped accepting applications at midnight last night, Dec. 17, for those wanting to join the patients’ lists of three new physicians in Yarmouth.

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• Province invests in Fundy YMCA

  December 18, 2010 - 9 h 15

  All levels of government and community organizations have committed a total of $650,000 toward the Fundy YMCA project at Cornwallis Park, including $150,000 from the provincial government which was announced this morning at the former Lifeplex...

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  Open house showcases Digby hospital

  October 18, 2010 - 16 h 36

  Digby General Hospital showcased its available health services during an open house Oct. 14.

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• Emergency department October closures

  October 2, 2010 - 11 h 58

  Digby General Hospital’s emergency department will be closed for two 12-hour shifts during October, according to South West Health.

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• Emergency department’s August schedule

  August 1, 2010 - 9 h 21

  Digby General Hospital emergency department will be closed the following hours in August as a result of physician unavailability:

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• July closures at hospital ER

  June 24, 2010 - 13 h 52

  There are only four scheduled closures in July of Digby General Hospital’s emergency department, but the first will be for 73 hours.

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• ‘Lower level’ appointees to head strategy group

  June 16, 2010 - 13 h 24

  The appointment of two co-chairs for an oversight committee to help develop a mental health strategy for Nova Scotia is blasted as a bad joke by Digby Clare Mental Health Volunteers program coordinator John Roswell.

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• Humour an essential weapon against cancer

  May 27, 2010 - 10 h 09

  This year’s Relay for Life honorary chairperson is Wanda Handspiker of Digby, a breast cancer survivor and who will by attending her first such relay.

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Other news

• May 27, 2010 Digby a stop on 3000-kilometre walk
• April 30, 2010 May closures at DGH emergency department
• April 29, 2010 Complementary medicine offered at forward-thinking clinic
• January 29, 2010 New physician added to ER roster at hospital
• January 22, 2010 H1N1 flu shots at Public Health offices
• January 15, 2010 No last minute rush for DGH lab work
• January 15, 2010 Bracing for hospital strike
• January 5, 2010 Health authority braces for possible strike
• December 30, 2009 Investing in a future physician
• December 21, 2009 Weymouth school last stop for flu shots
• December 18, 2009 Increasing access to services at Islands Health Centre
• December 16, 2009 Board of trade calls for health services review
• December 11, 2009 Nurse practitioner moves on
• December 5, 2009 Next Digby flu shot clinic Dec. 12
• December 4, 2009 Doctor in December for Islands clinic