Nova Scotia Hospital
Hospital in Nova Scotia, Canada
44°39′06″N 63°32′58″W / 44.6517°N 63.5495°W / 44.6517; -63.5495The Nova Scotia Hospital, known locally as The NS or Mount Hope, is a psychiatric hospital in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Operated by the Nova Scotia Health Authority, it is the province's largest and oldest mental health facility. Co-founded by the Hon. Hugh Bell[1] and Dorothea Dix, it opened in 1856 as the Mount Hope Asylum for the Insane and today it is a fully accredited teaching facility affiliated with Dalhousie University.
Since its founding in 1852, the Nova Scotia Hospital has a rich and long history. It supported patients during World War I and II, and the Halifax Explosion.[2] It has undergone expansion and constant improvement with the addition of buildings which 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
External links
- Official site
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