Many N.S. hospitals will have virtual urgent care stations by June

Nine Virtual Urgent Care stations are up and running at hospitals around N.S. The facilities are meant for low-acuity patients with problems such as coughs, colds, sprains, ear infections or UTIs. Doctors who are working from home or even from another province can see patients and prescribe next steps such as medication, tests or a referral for other hospital services. The doctors have to be licensed to practice in N.S. The virtual-care sites are seeing about 100 visits per week. Nova Scotia Health expects many ERs in the province will offer a virtual urgent care station by June.