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New ways of giving helping Aberdeen Health Foundation meet changing community health needs New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Friday, April 12, 2024   Michelle Ferris remembers the day she received an email from a financial advisor to say that a client had selected...

This and other good news stories featured in our 2024 Report to Community available now New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Friday, April 5, 2024 The Aberdeen Health Foundation has funded the purchase of a LUCAS 3 Chest Compression System. The equipment will be used in the...

This and other good news stories featured in our 2024 Report to Community New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Thursday, March 28, 2024   The Virtual Care @ Your Library Pilot Project has received a 2024 Nova Scotia Health Quality Award in the Health Care Innovation Team...

This and other good news stories featured in our 2024 Report to Community A recent renovation of the oncology clinic at Aberdeen Hospital has created a new program room and waiting area for patients and their support persons.   “One of the main priorities was to...

This and other good news stories featured in our 2024 Report to Community available now and at our 2024 AGM on Thursday, March 21 at 6:30 PM New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 It’s difficult for Helen Scott-Davidson, former Director of Nutrition and...

This and other good news stories featured in our 2024 Report to Community available now and at our 2024 AGM on Thursday, March 21 at 6:30 PM   New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Monday, March 11, 2024 Breast cancer surgeon Dr. Chakshu Sharma is providing Aberdeen Hospital...

The Aberdeen Health Foundation 2024 Report to Community is available now!    Click here to view the 2024 Report

Aberdeen Health Foundation Annual General Meeting Thursday, March 21, 2024 @ 6:30pm Summer Street Industries 72 Park Street, New Glasgow Dessert Social to Follow At this year’s AGM, we will dive in and discuss the question Can We Prevent Mental Illness? This year’s...

The Aberdeen Health Foundation was pleased to facilitate the purchase of a new bariatric scale for the Eastside Collaborative Practice using funds from the Jim Gogan Medical Equipment Endowment. Now the clinic has a scale for all body types, giving providers the...

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Friday, January 5, 2024 …. Digital Radiography Room #3 at the Aberdeen Hospital has been renovated for increased efficiency and workflow, including the installation of a new GE Definium digital x-ray unit. The Aberdeen Health Foundation...

The Pictou County Community Health Centre is looking to fill the position of Executive Director.The PC-CHC is a newly established health service committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Their mission is to provide community-led, prevention focused,...

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Friday, December 1, 2023 A recent renovation of the oncology clinic at Aberdeen Hospital has created a new patient program room and waiting area for patients and their support persons.   Karen Swan became manager of Cancer Care for the...

The Pictou County Personal Empowerment Program is a research study that has been proven to improve mental health, quality of life, physical function and so much more, and now you can access it from the comfort of your home! We’re excited to announce this program is...

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Monday, October 23, 2023 …. A local school, Scotsburn Elementary, is a recent recipient of an UpLift student action grant, which they are using in collaboration with the local Scotsburn Community Food Forest to grow more than a garden this...

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Monday, September 18, 2023 It’s rare to find a career opportunity that marries your personal and professional passions, but that’s exactly what happened in the spring for Westville native Alisha Griffin. In March, Alisha accepted the position...

The Aberdeen Health Foundation is pleased to announce that Megan Manuel Murphy has joined the organization as Administrative Coordinator. Megan recently graduated from Nova Scotia Community College Pictou Campus and received the 2023 Gold Medal for academic...

Dani MacInnis and her parents, Meghan and Jake MacInnis, have been turning Dani’s birthday into a fundraiser for the Women and Children’s Unit at Aberdeen Hospital since 2018. Born almost a month early, Dani spent the first weeks of her life in the Aberdeen Hospital –...

Mental Wellness and Early Intervention Program now in Pictou County with funding from Aberdeen Health Foundation     FORBOW is a research program that has been operating out of Dalhousie University in partnership with Nova Scotia Health for over 10 years....