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The IWK is committed to offering a welcoming and inclusive environment where diversity is respected, embraced, and valued in all that we say or do. To ensure that all IWK patients and their families are able to communicate with their physician or health care provider, we provide a professional interpretation

If you need somewhere to stay near the IWK—whether just for a night, or for a longer-term stay—there are many convenient and affordable options. Ronald McDonald House® 1133 Tower Road, Halifax, N.S. Halifax’s Ronald McDonald House® serves as a “home away from home” for out-of-town families with sick children who

There are many operations and procedures that a child may need that can be completed in a day so that your child can go home in the evening. Your child will recover much better in the familiar surroundings and comfort of their own home. Getting Ready At Home Before anesthesia

IWK Health provides both outpatient and inpatient services. Outpatient services mean that you’ll likely be going home the same day you visit. Examples of outpatient services include x-rays, getting blood drawn, ultrasounds, and other sorts of testing. For outpatient services like this, you won’t be “admitted” to the hospital. On

Fuel the Care We’re very fortunate in Nova Scotia, and Canada, to have publicly-funded health care. This means that many of us will leave the hospital without a single bill to pay (aside from things MSI doesn’t cover, such as private rooms). Of course, visiting the hospital still comes with

prideHealth works to improve access to health services that are safe, coordinated, comprehensive, and culturally appropriate for people who are two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, or asexual (members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community). prideHealth is a partnership between the NSH and IWK Health. The prideHealth navigator works with individuals

A mask for you and your child Your child's health card Your appointment letter A List of medications in addition any medications needed during your visit Name and telephone number of your referring physician and/or family physician Health insurance information A list of questions you and/or your child may have

During your visit to the IWK, there are a lot of people, terms, and acronyms you might hear that you don’t understand. To help, we’ve put together the following lists—these are the professionals and the terms that you might come across. The people you may meet We’d like to introduce

Patient safety and privacy are top priorities at IWK Health. Our goal is to make sure that everyone who receives care from us is kept safe and that we continue to work to prevent unnecessary harm or injury to all patients. We also encourage you and your family to become

Sometimes, deciding on the right thing to do can be difficult. This is where ethics is useful. Ethics is a word describing the morals that govern a person’s behaviour. It’s all about the ways we do, and should, treat each other. Deciding the “right” or “best” thing to do involves