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Continuing the Incredible Legacy of the IWK Auxiliary — An 80-Year-Long Love Story In 1946, a remarkable group of women who had valiantly raised funds to build spitfires during World War II, turned this trailblazing spirit toward supporting the IWK Children’s Hospital, as it was then known. This moment marked...

Currently being updated Please email pcc@iwk.nshealth.ca or call 902-470-6896 for more current information. As a patient or family member, whether you're visiting IWK Health for a single outpatient appointment, for a day in hospital, or for an extended inpatient stay, you have experience using services that have been designed especially...

The Transition of Care Committee brings together youth with health conditions, parents/caregivers, health care providers and community partners. Our goal is to improve the transition from pediatric to adult medical care. (Transition happens as a youth prepares to move from pediatric care to health care for adults). We are recruiting...

See the upcoming workshop schedule here!

English Français اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ 官话 Mi’kmawi’simk Our purpose To passionately pursue a healthy future with women, children, youth and families in all their diversity through excellence in care, research and innovation and applied learning. Our values and commitments Acting from the heart: Generosity, empathy, and kindness are the core of who...

Every organization, especially large and complicated ones like IWK Health, needs a team of experienced leaders at the helm to make the decisions and implement the plans that keep the organization on track. At the IWK, this high-level planning and implantation of plans it handled by a board of directors...

People Centred Care (PCC) is an approach to care that is focused and organized around the health needs and expectations of people and communities rather than diseases. It includes when people seek care, and also includes attention to the health of people in their communities and their crucial role in...

IWK Health is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where diversity is respected, embraced, and valued, and to providing culturally-competent care. Cultural competence recognizes and respects the cultural and personal values of patients, families, staff, and all those who interact with the IWK. We demonstrate cultural competence by...

As a publicly funded organization, IWK Health is committed to the principles of accountability and transparency as we manage our precious health-care resources. By ensuring that public money is spent appropriately, we enhance the strength of our organization and optimize our performance ensuring that we provide the highest quality of...

IWK Health is a registered agency of the Nova Scotia Public Sector. As such, it must comply with the Nova Scotia Public Procurement Act (the “Act”), and all other related regional, national, and international trade agreements and other applicable legislation. The Act provides a framework for all public sector entities...