QUEENS GENERAL
HOSPITAL

HOSPITAL SERVICES

The QGH provides many expert services. These include:

• Ambulatory Care area with endoscopy and small procedure operating room.
• 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.

COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AREA

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 five physicians.
• A Nurse Practitioner, pharmacist, and social worker.
• Family practice nurses.
• A mental health group.
• Addiction specialists.
• Visiting clinics, including Medicine, Surgical, Geriatrics, Palliative Care, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry
• Opoid replacement clinic.

Liverpool is a training centre for medical students and Family Practice residents from Dalhousie Medical School.

EMERGENCY ROOM

QGH has a full-service emergency room with 24/7 coverage. Unlike other smaller municipalities, the QGH ER has never closed in the past 64 years. 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.

QGH FACILITIES & FEATURES

Notable facilities and features include:

• Helipad.
• Digital X-ray machine.
• 22 acute care rooms with private bathrooms.
• 4 concentrated care suites.
• 2 bariatric rooms.
• 2 infectious disease suites with laminar flow.
• Ergonomically designed rooms with overhead lifts.
• Large windows that maximize the use of natural light.
• A rooftop deck and downstairs atrium for ambulatory patients.