WE CARE ABOUT
OUR PEOPLE
AND PATIENTS
Queens General Hospital in Liverpool is one of the finest and most modern Community Hospitals in Nova Scotia. It has recently undergone a 16 million dollar renovation and new build, which was 90% funded by the Community. This added a 22 acute care bed medical floor and a Collaborative Care wing.
WHY I WORK AT
QUEENS GENERAL
HOSPITAL.
QGH SERVICES
The QGH provides many services. These include:
- 22 Acute Care beds which include 2 bariatric rooms and 1 room with laminar flow capabilities.
- Health Care professional suite.
- Renal dialysis
- Fresh made on site food services for staff and patients.
- Ambulatory Care area with 2 operating rooms.
- Respiratory therapy.
- Occupational therapy.
- Physiotherapy services.
- Mental health services.
- Public health services.
- Pharmacy.
- Stress testing.
- Laboratory services, with full lab and point-of-care testing available.
- Diagnostic imaging, with on-call technicians available after hours.
- CT Scan for QGH in planning stages.
COLLABOARATIVE PRACTICE
By using a holistic approach, the hospital's collaborative practice gives patients access to the most appropriate, responsive, and comprehensive care available. Located in QGH, the collaborative practice features:
- Room for six physicians.
- Two Nurse Practitioners, a pharmacist, and social worker on site.
- Family practice nurses.
- A mental health group.
- Addiction specialists.
- Visiting clinics, including Medicine, Surgical, Geriatrics, Palliative Care, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry
- Opoid replacement clinic.
- Small procedures room.
- Fast Ultrasound.
- Point of care testing.
Liverpool is a training center for medical students and a designated site for Family Practice residents from Dalhousie Medical School.
EMERGENCY ROOM
QGH has a full-service emergency room with 24/7 coverage. It recently underwent a 1.7-million-dollar renovation to improve the air purification system which ensures a comfortable and safe work environment. The QGH ER includes features such as monitoring capabilities, a video-laryngoscope, and a FAST ultrasound, a new digital X-ray, and 24-hour laboratory services. CT Scan for QGH is planned.
NEW LONG TERM CARE FACILITY
A new long-term care facility is planned for Liverpool. The new building will have 112 beds, and will replace Queens Manor and Hillsvew Acres. The 80 million dollar plus building will be innovative and will ensure continued exemplary care for the senior population in Queens County.
