St. Martha’s Regional Hospital
Facts and Figures
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Our Hospital:
St. Martha’s Regional Hospital was originally founded in 1906 by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Martha. Located in the historic town of Antigonish, St. Martha’s Regional Hospital has 89 in-patient beds. It is an acute care facility providing a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellites:
Geriatric Assessment and Rehabilitation Unit (GARU)
Medical/Surgical Services
Children’s and Women’s Health Unit
Psychiatry
Progressive Care Unit (Medical/Surgical)
Intensive Care Unit
Department of Veterans Affairs
Some of the things that make us unique
Ambulatory dialysis, Hearts in Motion.
The OR is well equipped for laparoscopic surgery, with built in screens.
Ambulatory care is well equipped for coloscopy
The first ERAS program in NS has been initiated and piloted at SMRH, with plans underway to roll this program out provincially.
SMRH is leading the way in Nova Scotia in beginning to ‘green’ its OR operations, trying to reduce waste.
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Art Care
Services Include
Cardio respiratory
Cancer and Supportive Care
Diagnostic Imaging
Dialysis
Geriatric Assessment and Rehabilitation
Emergency Services
Gynecology
Palliative Care
Internal Medicine
Laboratory Services
Mental Health Outpatient Services
Obstetrics
Nutrition and Diabetic Counseling
Occupational Therapy
Otolaryngology (ENT: Ear Nose and Throat)
Ophthalmology
Physiotherapy
Plastic Surgery
Social Work
Spiritual and Religious Care
General Surgery
Volunteer Services
Our Provincial Health System:
Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) provides health services to Nova Scotians and some specialized services to Maritimers and Atlantic Canadians. We operate hospitals, health centres and community-based programs across the province.
Our team of health professionals includes employees, doctors, researchers, learners and volunteers that provide the health care or services you may need.
Partnerships are important to us. We work in partnership with community groups, schools, governments, foundations and auxiliaries and community health boards. Whether we are hosting wellness programs in the community, conducting innovative research in labs, or helping a patient recover in hospital; we are creating a healthier Nova Scotia.
To support the operations of NSHA, there are four operational zones: Eastern, Western, Northern and Central. St. Martha’s is located within the Eastern Zone of the NSHA, along with hospitals within Guysborough County and all of Cape Breton. St. Martha’s provide services to the residents of Antigonish, Guysborough, Richmond and Inverness Counties. Many of our doctors and other health care providers provide outreach clinics and services throughout Eastern Nova Scotia and Southern Cape Breton--reaching as far as Cheticamp and Baddeck."
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St. Martha’s on Average:
Service 2017 2018
Births 394 397
C.T. Scans 5,349 5,546
Discharges 2,816 2,745
Emergency Room Visits 19,400 20,113
General Surgery 2,296 2,598
Lab Visits 43,205 42,265
MRI 3,039 3,220
Patient Days 28,433 27,765
Total Admissions 2,676 2,623
X-Rays 15,495 15,812
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