Helpful Information and Links

St. Martha's Regional Hospital -Antigonish
25 Bay Street
Antigonish NS B2G 2G5
Phone: (902) 863-2830
Fax: (902) 867-4700

Aberdeen Hospital - New Glasgow
835 East River Road,
New Glasgow, N.S.
B2H 3S6
Phone: (902) 752-7600
Website: http://www.aberdeenhospital.com

Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital
222 Haliburton Rd
PO Box 1059
Pictou, NS
B0K 1H0
Phone: (902) 485-4324
Fax: (902) 485-8835

Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
1796 Summer Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2A7
Patient Switchboard for entire QEII (902) 473-1510
Administrative Switchboard for all buildings (902) 473-2700
Emergency Department Patient Information (902) 473-3383
QEII Foundation
Email: fndanc@qe2-hsc.ns.ca
Phone:(902) 473-7932
Fax: (902) 473-4421
General Inquiries: (902) 473-5757 or 1-866-473-5757
Website: http://www.cdha.nshealth.ca/

VON - Antigonish
65 Beech Hill Rd
Antigonish, NS B2G 2P9
Phone: (902) 863-5700
Email: Anne.Isherwood@von.ca
Website: www.von.ca

VON Pictou County
PO Box 45
New Glasgow, NS B2H 5E1
Phone: (902) 752-3184
Fax: (902) 755-2091
E-mail: Wendy.MacDonald@von.ca
Website: www.von.ca

Public Health Association of Nova Scotia
P.O. Box 33074
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3L 4T6
Website: http://www.phans.ca/index.html
PHANS monitors social, political, economic and environmental developments that may influence public health, advocates for policy change on issues that affect health, responds to community health issues and concerns, raises public and professional awareness of health issues, encourages individual and community action, liaises with other voluntary agencies and government departments and participates in government committees examining health policy.

Antigonish Community Food Bank
166 College St.
Antigonish, NS
Phone: (902) 863-0611
Email: wdmcdon@stfx.ca
Offers food baskets to clients and a grocery program to the public.
Hours: 9:00AM -12:00PM Monday - Wednesday, drop-off; Client days Tuesday 9:30AM - 11:30 AM and Thursday 1:00-3:00 PM.

Pictou County Food Bank
112 North Foord Street
Lourdes N.S.
B0K 1S0
Phone: (902) 755-2906

Cochrane Library
Website: https://sapps.ednet.ns.ca/cochranelogin/index2.html
Reliable information to inform healthcare decision-making. (you will need to enter your library card number to access this database)

Lighthouse International (visual disorders)
Website: http://www.lighthouse.org
The website for this organization provides information about vision disorders and resources for independent living, vision care, education, and support for the visually impaired. The site includes descriptions of eye diseases such as cataracts, macular degeneration, and glaucoma; many include simulations showing what the world looks like when one has disease. The independent living guide features videos demonstrating safe kitchen and cooking procedures for individuals with vision problems.

Suicide Prevention
Website: http://www.suicideinfo.ca/

Information Centre on Aboriginal Health
Website: http://www.icah.ca/
A central database of Aboriginal health information.

St. John Ambulance
Website: http://www.sja.ca/

Canadian Red Cross
Website: http://www.redcross.ca/

Mayo Clinic First Aid Guide
Website: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/FirstAidIndex/FirstAidIndex