QEII Health Sciences Centre

Details

Name :

QEII Health Sciences Centre

Address  :

1278 Tower Road

Town  :

Halifax

State  :

Nova Scotia

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

B3H 3A7

Phone  :

902 473 2700

Web URL  :

QEII Health Sciences Centre

Description

Located in the heart of Halifax Nova Scotia the QEII is the largest adult academic health sciences centre in Atlantic Canada It was created in 1996 with the merger of Victoria General Hospital Halifax Infirmary Abbie J Lane Memorial Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre and the Nova Scotia Cancer Centre

The QEII is made up of 10 buildings located on two sites the Halifax Infirmary site and the Victoria General site

In addition to providing care to tens of thousands of Atlantic Canadians each year the QEII is a centre of excellence in health research

Affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine and Health Professions at Dalhousie University the QEII is the largest teaching hospital in Atlantic Canada with more than 1500 learners within the healthcare complex The QEII is accredited by the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation
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