Nova Scotia Health Authority
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| File:Nova Scotia Health Authority logo.png | |
| Health authority | |
| Founded | April 2015 |
| Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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Area served
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Nova Scotia |
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Key people
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Janet Knox, CEO |
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Number of employees
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23,400 (2015) |
| Website | nshealth |
The Nova Scotia Health Authority is a provincial health authority serving Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the largest employer in the province, with more than 23,000 employees, 2,500 physicians and 7,000 volunteers working from 45 different facilities.[1] Its largest hospital is the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax.
History
The Nova Scotia Health Authority was formed on April 1, 2015 as an amalgamation of nine existing regional authorities:
- South Shore District Health Authority
- South West District Health Authority
- Annapolis Valley District Health Authority
- Colchester East Hants Health Authority
- Cumberland Health Authority
- Pictou County Health Authority
- Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority
- Cape Breton District Health Authority
- Capital District Health Authority
References
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