- Nova Scotia Hospital
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Nova Scotia Hospital Capital District Health Authority Nova Scotia Hospital Geography Location 300 Pleasant Street, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Coordinates 44°39′6″N 63°32′58″W / 44.65167°N 63.54944°WCoordinates: 44°39′6″N 63°32′58″W / 44.65167°N 63.54944°W Organization Care system Public Medicare (Canada) Hospital type Teaching Affiliated university Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine Services Beds ? Speciality Psychiatric History Founded 1858 Links Website Nova Scotia Hospital Lists Hospitals in Canada The Nova Scotia Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It is the province's largest mental health facility.
Co-founded by the Hon. Hugh Bell and Dorothea Dix, it opened its doors in 1858 as the Mount Hope Asylum for the Insane and today it is a fully accredited teaching facility affiliated with Dalhousie University.
It is operated by the Capital District Health Authority.
The former Nova Scotia Hospital Foundation is now the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia.
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Categories:- Psychiatric hospitals in Canada
- Teaching hospitals in Canada
- Hospitals in the Halifax Regional Municipality
- Hospitals established in 1858
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