In a first for the province, Nova Scotia Health and Shannex have partnered to create the first standalone transitional health centre -- locate in the community of Bedford.
Nova Scotia is welcoming its first patients to a new standalone transitional health centre in west Bedford. Over the coming months, the centre is expected to accommodate a total of 68 patients. Angela Capobianco reports.The aim is to use the facility to get patients out of hospital sooner, and set them up for success for returning home.
“Three and a half years ago, which seems like yesterday, the health leadership team, of which I am a member, asked our colleagues, our team of physicians and care-givers and Nova Scotians, to dare to think differently about how we deliver care in this province,” said Nova Scotia Health’s interim president and CEO, Karen Oldfield.
“ has been purposely designed to support patients getting appropriate rest, sleep, engagement, mobility, nutrition and access to functional rehab that they need to maintain as much of their independence as possible,” said Christy Bussey, medical executive director of NSH’s central zone.She advocated for better breast cancer screening.
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