Hospice palliative care takes as its starting point the belief that life is meant to be lived with dignity and comfort, until its end.
The number and variety of hospice care services will vary from place to place but here are some examples:
| Amherst |
Highland View
Regional Hospital
Palliative Care Service
110 East Pleasant Street
Amherst, NS B2H 1N7
Tel: (902) 667-3361(373)
Fax: (902) 667-6300
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VON Amherst
Palliative Care Volunteer Program
PO Box 362
Amherst, NS B4H 3Z8
Tel: (902) 667-8796
Fax: (902) 667-8303
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| Annapolis Royal |
Annapolis Royal Community Health Centre
PO Box 426
Annapolis Royal, NS B0S 1A0
Tel: (902) 532-2381
Fax: (902) 532-2113 |
| Antigonish |
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
Palliative Care Program
25 Bay Street
Antigonish, NS B3G 2G4
Tel: (902) 863-4296
Fax: (902) 863-6006 |
| Baddeck |
Victoria County Memorial Hospital
Hospice Society of Victoria County
PO Box 279
Baddeck, NS B0E 1B0
Tel: (902) 295-1097
Fax: (902) 295-3432 |
| Bridgewater |
South Shore Regional Hospital
Palliative Care Service
90 Glen Allen Drive
Bridgewater, NS B4V 3S6
Tel: (902) 543-4603 (2437)
Fax: (902) 527-5239 |
| Canso |
Eastern Memorial Hospital
Palliative Care
PO Box 10
Canso, NS B0H 1H0
Tel: (902) 366-2794
Fax: (902) 366-2740 |
| Cleveland |
Strait Richmond Hospital
Hospice / Palliative Care Program
RR #1
Cleveland, Richmond County
Nova Scotia, B0E 1J0
Tel: (902) 625-3100
Fax: (902) 625-2202 or (902) 625-3804 |
| Dartmouth |
Dartmouth General Hospital and Community Health Centre
325 Pleasant Street
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4G8
Tel: (902) 465-8300
Fax: (902) 465-8537 |
| Digby |
Digby County Hospice Society
PO Box 1843
Digby, NS B0V 1A0
Tel: (902) 245-5848
Fax: (902) 245-5517 |
| Guysborough |
Guysborough Hospital
Palliative Care Program
PO Box 170
Guysborough, NS B0H 1N0
Tel: (902) 533-3702
Fax: (902) 533-4066 |
| Halifax |
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
Palliative Care Program
1278 Tower Road
Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9
Tel: (902) 473-3119
Fax: (902) 473-3103 |
Northwood Incorporated
Hospice Services
2615 Northwood Terrace
Halifax, NS B3K 3S5
Tel: (902) 454-8311
Fax: (902) 455-6408 |
Izaak Walton Killam Heath
Centre for Children, Women, And Families
5850 University Ave.
Halifax, NS B3J 3G9
Tel: (902) 428-3289
Fax: (902) 428-3216 |
| Inverness |
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
Palliative Care Program
PO Box 610
39 James Street
Inverness, NS B0E 1N0
Tel: (902) 258-2100
Fax: (902) 258-3061 |
| Kentville |
Valley Regional Hospital
Palliative Care Service
150 Exhibition Street
Kentville, NS B4N 5E3
Tel: (902) 679-2657 (2270)
Fax: (902) 679-0557 |
VON - Annapolis Valley Branch
Supportive and Palliative Care Program
15 Chipman Drive
RR #1
Kentville, NS B4N 3V7
Tel: (902) 690-2117
Fax: (902) 690-2106 |
| Liverpool |
Queens General Hospital
Palliative Care Service
175 School St.
Liverpool, NS B0T 1K0
Tel: (902) 354-3436
Fax: (902) 354-2018 |
| Lunenburg |
Fishermen's Memorial Hospital
Palliative Care Service
14 High Street
Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0
Tel: (902) 634-8801(3107) or (3235)
Fax: (902) 634-4933 |
| Middleton |
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
Mid-Valley Hospice/Palliative Care Service
PO Box 730
90 Soldier's Memorial
Middleton, NS B0S 1P0
Tel: (902) 825-3411 ext. 280
Fax (902) 765-8135 |
| Middle Musquodoboit |
Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital
Palliative Care
492 Archibald Brook Road
Middle Musquodoboit, NS B0N 1X0
Tel: (902) 384-2220
Fax: (902) 384-3310 |
| Musquodoboit Harbour |
Twin Oaks Birches Continuing Care Centre
RR #2
Musquodoboit Harbour, NS B0J 2L0
Tel: (902) 889-2200
Fax: (902) 889-2470
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| New Glasgow |
Aberdeen Hospital
Palliative Care Program
835 East River Road
New Glasgow, NS B2H 3S6
Tel: (902) 752-7600 (4190)
Fax: (902) 755-2356 |
Aberdeen Palliative Care Society
C/O Aberdeen Hospital
835 East River Road
New Glasgow, NS B2H 3S6
Tel: (902) 752-7600 (4190) |
| Parrsboro |
South Cumberland Community Care Centre
Palliative Care Program
PO Box 489
Parrsboro, NS B0M 1S0
Tel: (902) 254-2540
Fax: (902) 254-2504 |
| Pictou |
Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital
Palliative Care Program
222 Haliburton Road
PO Box 1059
Pictou, NS B0K 1H0
Tel: (902) 485-2314
Fax: (902) 485-8835 |
| Saulnierville |
Clare Hospice Society
PO Box 188
Church Point, NS B0W 1M0
Tel: (902) 769-2523 |
| Sheet Harbour |
Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital
Eastern Shore Palliative Care Association
Sheet Harbour, NS B0J 3B0
Tel: (902) 885-2554
Fax: (902) 885-3210 |
| Sherbrooke |
St. Mary's Memorial Hospital
Palliative Care Program
PO Box 299
Sherbrooke, NS B0J 3C0
Tel: (902) 522-2882 |
| Springhill |
All Saints Springhill Hospital
Palliative Care Program
10 Princess Street
Springhill, NS B0M 1X0
Tel: (902) 597-3773
Fax: (902) 597-3440 |
| Sydney |
Cape Breton Regional
Palliative Care Service
1482 George Street
Sydney, NS B1P 1P3
Tel: (902) 567-7846
Fax: (902) 567-7962 |
| Truro |
Colchester Regional Hospital
Palliative Care Program
207 Willow Street
Truro, NS B2N 5A1
Tel: (902) 893-4321
Fax: (902) 893-5533 |
| Windsor |
Hants Community Hospital
Hants County Palliative Care Program
Windsor, NS B0N 2T0
Tel: (902) 792-2067
Fax: (902) 792-2104 |
| Yarmouth |
VON Yarmouth Branch
Palliative Care, Volunteer Respite, Support Program
55 Starrs Road
Unit 7
Yarmouth, NS B5A 2T2
Tel: (902) 742-4512
Fax: (902) 742-8962 |
