The new palliative care unit at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital officially opened on June 8. In attendance were (from the left): Nova Scotia Health Authority President and CEO Janet Knox; Health and Wellness Minister Randy Delorey; Antigonish Town and County Palliative Care Society Chair Marie Nickerson; St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Foundation Chair Joe MacDonald; St Martha’s Regional Hospital Auxiliary President Nancy MacEachern; Patient Care Manager Carla Bond; and St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Site Lead Martha Cooper.

ANTIGONISH: A new palliative care unit at St Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish was officially opened last Friday. The renovation, which began in January, 2018, created a six-bed palliative care unit. “I think having an in-patient unit affords us the opportunity to have a team of folks with concentrated expertise in palliative care come together…

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