Education

Patient Education

Our staff is prepared to provide our patients, residents and families with a wide variety of educational information (brochures, instructional handouts, videos and discussion) to help them understand their condition and prepare for the future. If at any time you have questions, just ask your nurse and he/she will help or will contact someone who can. Patients being discharged from Halifax Regional Hospital are given a discharge packet, which includes information useful for continued recovery. Residents of our long-term care facilities and their families are encouraged to participate in quarterly care plan meetings to fully understand treatment plans.

The patient channel

Patients in Halifax Regional Hospital have access to The Patient Channel, a 24 hour patient education tool providing information covering a wide spectrum of common chronic diseases, conditions and care topics such as cancer, asthma, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, smoking cessation, parenting, patient safety, medication use, nutrition and more.

Schedules are available in each room. Just turn the TV to channel 68.