An In-Depth Look at the Nova Scotia Health Care System

Explore Health Care in Nova Scotia Using Health Indicators

Your Health System: In Depth provides detailed statistics on the health of Canadians in Nova Scotia and on Nova Scotia’s health care system. Compare data by hospital, long-term care organization, city, health region, province or territory.

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Health care access in Nova Scotia

Have a Regular Doctor in Nova Scotia — Compare data on how many people have a regular doctor in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Hip Fracture Surgery Within 48 Hours — See statistics on the number of hip fracture surgeries that were performed within 48 hours in Nova Scotia

Person-centredness in Nova Scotia health care

Repeat Hospital Stays for Mental Illness in Nova Scotia — See how many patients with mental illness had repeated stays in hospital in Nova Scotia by examining statistics by facility, health authority, region and province, as well as trends over time

Health care efficiency in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Health Care Administrative Expense — Examine administrative costs in relation to total expenses
Nova Scotia Cost of a Standard Hospital Stay — Explore data on the cost of a standard hospital stay in Nova Scotia, and see results for any health region, city or hospital

Nova Scotia health care appropriateness and effectiveness

All Patients Readmitted to Hospital in Nova Scotia — View statistics for patients who were readmitted to hospital in Nova Scotia by time trend, region, province and facility. Or view breakdowns of medical, surgical, obstetric and youth patients readmitted to hospital:

Medical Patients Readmitted to Nova Scotia Hospital | Surgical Patients Readmitted to Nova Scotia Hospital | Obstetric Patients Readmitted to Nova Scotia Hospital | Patients 19 and Younger Readmitted to Nova Scotia Hospital

Nova Scotia Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions — Review statistics on hospital care occurrences in Nova Scotia for conditions that could have been treated in the community health care system
Nova Scotia High Users of Hospital Beds — Compare high users of hospital beds in Nova Scotia by province, region, long-term care facility or hospital
Nova Scotia Hospital Deaths — Explore trends over time and other statistics regarding the number of deaths in hospital in Nova Scotia
See Nova Scotia Hospital Deaths Following Major Surgery
Nova Scotia Influenza Immunization for Seniors — Explore influenza immunization for seniors in Nova Scotia by Nova Scotia hospital, health region, long-term care organization, territory or province
View Low-Risk Caesarean Sections in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia health care safety

Nova Scotia In-Hospital Sepsis — Compare data on life-threatening complications occurring in hospital in Nova Scotia as a result of infection
Nova Scotia Obstetric Trauma (With Instrument) — See statistics on the number of third-degree lacerations in vaginal deliveries that were assisted by an instrument
Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescribed to Nova Scotia Seniors — View the numbers of drug prescriptions for seniors that were potentially inappropriate in Nova Scotia, and make comparisons by province, time, region, health authority, hospital or long-term care facility

Social determinants in Nova Scotia health care

Nova Scotia Heavy Drinking — Compare percentages of heavy drinking in Nova Scotia with those in other provinces, and see results for all regions, cities and other criteria within the province
Nova Scotia Children Vulnerable in Areas of Early Development — View statistics of early development vulnerabilities in children in Nova Scotia and the rest of Canada
Nova Scotia Obesity — View Nova Scotia obesity trends over time and compare percentages with all of Canada
Smoking in Nova Scotia — See percentages of smoking in Nova Scotia as well as in other provinces in Canada
Physical Activity During Leisure Time in Nova Scotia — Explore levels of physical activity in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia health status

Nova Scotia Life Expectancy at Birth — See statistics on life expectancy at birth in Nova Scotia by health region, hospital or long-term care organization
Nova Scotia Life Expectancy at Age 65 — View comparisons of life expectancy at age 65 in Nova Scotia over time
Nova Scotia Perceived Health — See perceived health in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Avoidable Deaths — Read data results on avoidable deaths in Nova Scotia regions and facilities, and see comparisons with other provinces
Nova Scotia Avoidable Deaths From Preventable Causes — Compare results on avoidable deaths from preventable causes in Nova Scotia by long-term care facility, health region and hospital, and over time
Nova Scotia Avoidable Deaths From Treatable Causes — View the effectiveness of the health care system by exploring data on Nova Scotia deaths that were avoidable from treatable causes
Hospitalized Heart Attacks in Nova Scotia — View the number of heart attacks in Nova Scotia that caused hospitalization per 100,000 population; compare data by health region and facility, or with other provinces in Canada

Nova Scotia Hospitalized Strokes — See statistics on how often strokes in Nova Scotia resulted in hospitalization
Nova Scotia Self-Injury Hospitalizations — Explore long-term care organizations, health regions and hospitals in Nova Scotia regarding hospitalizations that resulted from self-injury