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Nova Scotia Health Authority
Company typeHealth authority
FoundedApril 2015
HeadquartersHalifax, Nova Scotia
Area served
Nova Scotia
Key people
Brendan Carr, CEO
Number of employees
23,400 (2015)
Websitewww.nshealth.ca

The Nova Scotia Health Authority is a provincial health authority serving Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the largest employer in the province, with more than 23,000 employees, 2,500 physicians and 7,000 volunteers working from 45 different facilities.[1] Its largest hospital is the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax.

Facilities

The Nova Scotia Health authority operates various facilities across the province of Nova Scotia:[2]

History

The Nova Scotia Health Authority was formed on April 1, 2015 as an amalgamation of nine existing regional authorities:

References

  1. ^ "Nova Scotia Health Authority". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Find a Location | Nova Scotia Health Authority". nshealth.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-14.