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Emergency Care is an essential part of the health system and for many families the Emergency Department is their first encounter with the IWK.

When someone visits the IWK as an outpatient, that means they’ll visit for their appointment and then go home again. Outpatients do not get admitted. Inpatients, however, whether visiting the hospital for a scheduled reason or an emergency, can expect to stay at the IWK for longer—either overnight or for...

Getting Admitted Getting admitted to an inpatient unit might be overwhelming. When you first arrive, a nurse will meet you and show you to your private room. The nurse will ask you questions about yourself, your family, your symptoms, how you handle stress and any medications you are taking. Then...

A trip to the hospital can be a stressful situation—for your child, but also for you. It’s why the IWK works hard to make sure you and your child have a full understanding of what you can expect. Our clinics, programs, and services listings are all intended to offer the...

IWK Health is committed to meeting the health care needs of women through all stages of life, from the pediatric age group through to menopause. We care for the women of the Maritime provinces through routine and preventative care, medical and/or surgical management, and counselling. From this page, you’ll be...

Online booking for X-ray now available. Medical and diagnostic imaging uses various types of technology to take images (pictures) of parts or all of your body to help your doctor diagnose a medical problem that you might have and to help your doctor make decisions about any treatment you might...

The IWK Blood Collection Lab provides outpatient blood collection service for children and women. If you’d like to learn more about clinics, programs, and services that include blood collection, you can find them here.