Kentville Pediatrics
100 Station Lane, Suite 302 B4N 0A3 Kentville, NS, Canada

Kentville Pediatrics remains open today Feb. 2/21 All phone/virtual appointments will be kept as scheduled. Patients with in-person appointments will be contacted to determine if they will continue with in-person or be change to phone/virtual. There will be limited administrative office staff today.

Instead of calling 811, people can now do the self-assessment online at https://covid-self-assessment.novascotia.ca. It will reduce the wait time to be screened... for testing from 12 hours to about 10 minutes. If the assessment determines that a person requires a test, the Nova Scotia Health Authority or IWK Health Centre will call within 24 to 48 hours to book an appointment. 811 will continue to take calls from people who cannot access the online tool or who wish to speak with a nurse about their symptoms.

It’s perfectly ok if you need someone to talk to these days. Our dear Province has been through a lot. Here are some folks standing by...

A change is being made to how patients book appointments for outpatient blood collections within Nova Scotia Health Authority’s Western Zone. Starting June 15, appointments for blood collections in Western Zone can be booked using one toll-free number: 1-833-998-2722 call between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon. to Fri.... This single toll-free telephone number will eliminate the need for some patients to call long-distance. It will also put callers in a queue to be answered sequentially, so people will not get a busy signal, which may happen with the current process. Blood collections for NSHA Western Zone can currently be booked for the following sites: -Annapolis Community Health Centre -Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Middleton -Eastern Kings Memorial Health Centre (EKM), Wolfville -Western Kings Memorial Health Centre (WKM), Berwick

Kentville Pediatrics is still open during COVID-19, and though many routine appointments will be postponed, if the condition your child sees the pediatrician for has changed or you need to provide an update you will be able to do so and the pediatricians will be meeting with patients on an as-needed basis.

Here are some great tips from Unicef on parenting during COVID-19

Kentville Pediatrics is redecorating! As part of our new décor we would like to display black & white photographs of children. We would love to feature a local photographer for this. If you are a photographer who would like to display your work in our office, please contact us by email at [email protected].

SUPPORT GROUP for Parents of Complex Children of the Maritimes Wednesday November 4, 2020 7:00-8:30pm Thursday December 10, 2020 7:00-8:30pm... We are moving Parent Group to Zoom for Healthcare We want to invite you to our group for parents of children with Complex Special Needs. This is an informal meeting where parents can share tips and tricks of caring for their child! This is a journey that doesn’t have to be taken alone. We can do this together! If you are interested in attending, please email Jackie Pidduck to receive the meeting link [email protected] Please note to receive the Zoom link, we will ask you to review the virtual group guidelines that will be emailed to you and to provide the address of where you will be during the meeting and to provide a contact number in case of emergency.

Hurricane Teddy is expected to arrive in Nova Scotia today, Tuesday, September 22nd as a post-tropical storm bringing high winds and rainfall. At this time, Kentville Pediatrics is expected to be fully operational with all clinics proceeding as usual. We are monitoring the weather closely. This page will be updated with any weather related cancellations or closures as soon as possible should they occur. If you are unable to travel safely to your appointment please notify our... office by calling 902-678-1221 or emailing [email protected]. If you need help immediately, call 911. Call 811 for health advice. If you are experiencing a mental health or addictions crisis call the Provincial Mental Health and Addictions Crisis Line at 1-888-429-8167 (toll free).

Hurricane Teddy is expected to arrive in Nova Scotia tomorrow, Tuesday, September 22nd as a post-tropical storm bringing high winds and rainfall. At this time, Kentville Pediatrics is expected to be fully operational with all clinics proceeding as usual tomorrow. We are monitoring the weather closely. This page will be updated with any weather related Kentville Pediatrics cancellations or closures. An update will be given by 8:30 a.m. tomorrow. If you are unable to travel sa...fely to your appointment please notify our clinic by calling 902-678-1221 or emailing [email protected]. If you need help immediately, call 911. Call 811 for health advice. If you are experiencing a mental health or addictions crisis call the Provincial Mental Health and Addictions Crisis Line at 1-888-429-8167

As September approaches, many of you may have questions and concerns about what the return to school will look like and how we can best prepare our children. While we may have some unanswered questions, there are many things we can do to improve their transition to this new way of learning. The following document was prepared by a family physician and teacher, and contains some excellent advice for parents & other caregivers sending their children back to school in September. There are just under 3 weeks to go - so start now! The sooner we help them (and us) prepare, the better! https://www.canva.com//DAEEli/nJ5f3SdmrDMODZEV9qNMMQ/view