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View AllStatement from the IWK Regarding the Office of the Auditor General’s Performance Audit (Chapter 2)
The IWK is committed to addressing the recommendations the Auditor General has identified in his performance audit report released earlier today.
Continue ReadingBreast Density
The Nova Scotia Breast Screening program at the IWK Health Centre encourages Nova Scotia women to get regular mammograms and reminds them that breast density information is available following mammograms. Currently, women can ask their primary care provider to request their breast density be reported to them following their mammogram.
Continue ReadingIWK Health Centre welcomes new president & CEO
(For Immediate Release -- Halifax, NS) The Board of Directors of the IWK Health Centre is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Krista Jangaard as the health centre’s new president & CEO, effective immediately. Dr. Jangaard, who has acted as the interim president & CEO for the past year, was selected following a comprehensive national competition to fill the position on a permanent basis.
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Pre-Birth Information Video
Watch on Youtube »Breast Health
Approximately 375 breast surgeries will be performed annually at the IWK, with approximately 3,000 visits to the Breast Health Clinic.
