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Digby General Hospital

Description:Digby General Hospital offers Hospital, Emergency Care, Blood Collection, Water Testing Dropoff, Cardiovascular Clinic, Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG),….
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Service Area:Serves Digby, Shelburne, and Yarmouth Counties.
Categories:Hospital

Patient and Visitor Experience for Digby General Hospital

Funding:public
Patient Instructions
  1. 1Visitors are welcome between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Please check with nursing staff if visiting outside these hours.
  2. 2Bring your private insurance card if requesting a private or semi-private room.
  3. 3Inform staff about special diets or food allergies upon arrival.
  4. 4Appointments are required for blood collection service.
  5. 5Water sample must be collected the same morning as drop-off for water testing.
  6. 6If you need help immediately, call 911.
  7. 7For virtual urgent care, appointments are walk-in only and cannot be booked in advance.
  8. 8A referral from your primary care provider is required for Restorative Care, Ultrasound, and X-Ray.
  9. 9A referral (requisition) from your doctor and an appointment are required for an EKG.
  10. 10For VirtualCareNS, you need a valid Nova Scotia health card number, internet access, an email address, and must be located within the province.

Services & Specialties for Digby General Hospital

Main Services

Emergency Care
Blood Collection
Water Testing Dropoff
Cardiovascular Clinic
Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)
Live and Learn (Cardiovascular Health Educational Class)
Nutrition Education and Counselling
Restorative Care
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program
Ultrasound
  • Emergency Care
  • Blood Collection
  • Water Testing Dropoff
  • Cardiovascular Clinic
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)
  • Live and Learn (Cardiovascular Health Educational Class)
  • Nutrition Education and Counselling
  • Restorative Care
  • Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program
  • Ultrasound
  • Virtual Urgent Care
  • X-Ray
Telehealth:Yes — Virtual Urgent Care is available daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Mon-Sun) and VirtualCareNS offers virtual access to primary care providers.

Specialties

The following types of medical expertise are offered by providers indicated to work at this location.
Plastic SurgeonFamily DoctorUrgent CareCardiologistRadiologistDietitianPhysiotherapist
  • Plastic Surgeon
  • Family Doctor
  • Urgent Care
  • Cardiologist
  • Radiologist
  • Dietitian
  • Physiotherapist

Subspecialties

Areas of expertise within broader specialties, provided by clinicians with advanced training.
Occupational Medicine
Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Microsurgery
Addiction Medicine
General Plastic Surgery
  • Occupational Medicine
  • Pediatric Plastic Surgery
  • Microsurgery
  • Addiction Medicine
  • General Plastic Surgery
  • Complementary and Integrative Medicine
  • Womens Health
  • Rural Medicine
  • Hospitalist Medicine
  • Burn
  • Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Sports Medicine
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Head & Neck Surgery
  • Obstetrics
  • Hand Surgery
  • General Family Medicine
  • Other
  • Pain Medicine
  • Cosmetic Plastic Surgery
  • Breast Reconstruction

Digby General Hospital Contact and Communication

Digby General Hospital Referral Information

Referral Process: Referrals are required for Cardiovascular Clinic, ECG/EKG, Nutrition Education and Counselling, Restorative Care, Ultrasound, and X-Ray.
How to Refer: For Cardiovascular Clinic, contact directly or have family physician refer. For ECG/EKG, Ultrasound, and X-Ray, a requisition from a doctor is required. For Restorative Care, a referral from a primary care provider is required.
Required Documents
  • Referral/requisition from primary care provider.

Digby General Hospital Metadata and Administrative Details

Facilities: Cafeteria, vending machines, Chapel, palliative care family room, bank machine, change machine.
Parking Info: On-site parking available.

Digby General Hospital Accessibility and Amenities

Parking Info: On-site parking available.

Location of Digby General Hospital

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