Nova Scotia Hospital
The Nova Scotia Hospital, known locally as The NS or Mount Hope, is a psychiatric hospital in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It is the province's largest and oldest mental health facility, co-founded by the Hon. Hugh Bell[1] and Dorothea Dix, it opened its doors in 1856 as the Mount Hope Asylum for the Insane and today it is a fully accredited teaching facility affiliated with Dalhousie University, and operated by the Nova Scotia Health Authority.
| Nova Scotia Hospital | |
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| Nova Scotia Health Authority | |
 Nova Scotia Hospital | |
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  Location in Nova Scotia | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 300 Pleasant Street, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 44.6517°N 63.5495°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (Canada) |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Beds | 116 |
| Speciality | Psychiatric |
| History | |
| Opened | 1852 |
| Links | |
| Website | Nova Scotia Hospital |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
Since its founding in 1852, the Nova Scotia Hospital has a rich and long history. It supported patients during World War I, the Halifax Explosion, and World War II.[2] It has undergone expansion and constant improvement with the addition of new buildings which are able to support adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient care ranging from day programs, outpatient, short term stay, and long term stay.
The former Nova Scotia Hospital Foundation is now the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia.
See also
- Dartmouth General Hospital – located on the opposite side of Pleasant Street
References
- Canadian Biography - Hugh Bell
- [Mount Hope then and now: A history of The Nova Scotia Hospital Paperback – 1996 by A. H MacDonald ]
External links
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