Current News
The following news releases have been issued by Colchester East Hants Health Authority.
For more information on these releases please contact
Krista Wood, Director of Public Relations at (902) 893-5554 ext. 2409 or krista.wood@cehha.nshealth.ca
March 5
Community Members Invited to Help Name the New Hospital
As the new hospital for Colchester East Hants takes shape, the Colchester East Hants Health Authority (CEHHA) is now launching a process to name the facility.
“For years we ...
full story March 5
Letter to the Editor from Board Chair Regarding New Hospital Budget
Letter to the Editor:
I am writing in response to recent news coverage regarding the increasing costs associated with the new hospital for Colchester East Hants.
As the organization responsible for advocating for, planning and overseeing the construction of the new hospital we deeply regret the new budget pressures related to the tender responses for mechanical and electrical systems.
Since receiving the green light to...
full story March 5
Letter to the Editor from CEO Peter MacKinnon Re: CUPE Strike Response
Letter to the Editor:
In the days and weeks following the January strike by members of our staff represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, we have received a number of questions regarding our response to this walkout. Many of the concern...
full story March 4
Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital ER Closures and Public Meeting Regarding Provincial ER Review
Please be advised that the Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital Emergency Department will be closed as follows due to a lack of physician coverage:
Closed from
full story February 19
Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital Emergency Department Closures
Please be advised that the Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital Emergency Department will be closed as follows due to a lack of physician coverage.
Closed from
full story February 19
Life Changing, Life Saving Program Now Available Through Addiction Services
Truro - Addiction Services is now offering a life changing, life saving program to help those addicted to opiates within the Colchester East Hants, Cumberland and PictouCountyfull story February 18
Investment Ensures Colchester Hospital Project Continues
The province is investing an additional $25 million to complete the replacement of the Colchester Regional Hospital. The new hospital, which replaces a more than 40-year-old facility, will enhance efficiency, access and patient safety to improve health care for residents of Colchester East Hants.
"The province already invested more than $125 million in this project, the community needs the hospital, and the hospital must be completed," said Health Minister Maureen MacDona...
full story February 11
Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital ER Closure - February 15
Please be advised that the Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital Emergency Department will be closed as follows due to a lack of physician coverage.
Closed Monday, February 15 from 5 p.m. until
full story February 5
Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital ER Closure
The Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital Emergency Department will be closed as follows due to a lack of available emergency physicians:
Closed from full story January 28
Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital Temporary ER Closures
The Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital Emergency Department will be closed as follows due to a lack of available emergency physicians:
Closed from 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday,&nbs...
full story January 22
Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital ER Closure
The Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital Emergency Department will be closed from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. on Monday, January 25, due to a lack of available emergency physi...
full story January 21
Health Authority Continues to Encourage H1N1 Vaccination
Colchester East Hants Health Authority (CEHHA) is continuing to encourage residents to get vaccinated against H1N1.
While there is minimal influenza activity in Nova Scotia at this time; national, provincial and local Public Health officia...
full story January 18
Tentative Agreement Reached WIth CUPE - January 18, 2010
A tentative agreement has been reached with representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). Details of the agreement, which will be taken to union members for a vote over the next couple of days, are not yet being released.
full story January 14
Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital ER Closure January 15
January 7
CEHHA Prepares for Possible CUPE Labour Disruption
January 7
Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital - ER Closures
December 23
Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital ER Closures
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