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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...

What is virtual care? Virtual care refers to the many ways we can provide health care and services using different types of technology, such as video calls, telephone, texting, and/or e-mail. Many people find that appointments by telephone or video can be as effective as in-person appointments. Virtual care appointments...

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.

The staff at IWK Health strive to provide the best possible care for you and your baby. It is our goal is for you to have a positive and informed birthing experience. The information on these pages has been gathered to help provide education and resources needed to help make...

Pre-Existing Diabetes (T1DM & T2DM) Gestational Diabetes For online gestational diabetes education, click here: https://iwkhealth.ca/pregnancy/nutrition-and-gestational-diabetes/gesta…

An ultrasound examination uses sound waves and echoes to make images of your baby. When a pregnant individual has an ultrasound, a hand-held device is rubbed along the patient's belly. It releases sound waves that bounce off the developing baby. The echoes from the returning sound waves make an image...

Obstetrical care at IWK Health is available 24 hours a day. Any pregnant individuals requiring assessment of labour or any urgent pregnancy concerns can come to IWK Health and register in the Admitting & Registration Department, located on the 2nd floor of the Women's site. Early Labour Assessment Unit (ELAU)...