Government Plans To Close Hospitals in New Waterford and North Sydney

by Bobby NockJune 25, 2018

There are reports the province is going to announce the closure of the New Waterford Consolidated Hospital and the Northside General Hospital in North Sydney today.

The hospitals will be replaced with community health centres that don’t have emergency departments.

Meanwhile, an expansion to the Glace Bay Hospital and the Regional Hospital in Sydney is also due to be announced, today.

Premier Stephen McNeil and provincial Health Authority president and CEO Janet Knox are due in Sydney to make the announcement at 11:45, this morning.

It’s taking place at the Joan Harris Cruise Pavilion.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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