Medical Officer of Health Contact Information
Public Health
Local Medical Officer of Health Contact Information
To contact your local Medical Officer of Health, please call the appropriate person as listed below.
For urgent issues after hours and weekends you can contact the Medical Officer of Health on-call through QE-II locating: (902) 473-2222.
Chief Public Health Officer/Chief Medical Officer of Health
Dr. Robert Strang
PO Box 488
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 2R8
Phone: 902-424-2358
Fax: 902-424-0550
A/Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health
Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed
PO Box 488
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 2R8
Phone: 902-424-2358
Fax: 902-424-0550
Regional Offices
The Nova Scotia Health Authority works through four areas each of which is served by a Medical Officer of Health
Annapolis Valley, South Shore and South West Nova Scotia
Dr. Lynda Earle
Ste. 109, 215 Dominion Street
Bridgewater, NS B4V 2K7
Phone: 902-543-0850
Fax: 902-543-8024
(coverage from Central Zone on Monday’s and Tuesday’s)
Colchester-East Hants, Cumberland and Pictou areas
Dr. Ryan Sommers
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
Public Health Services
600 Abenaki Road, Level 1/Wing B
Truro, NS B2N 5A1
Phone: 902-893-5820
Fax: 902-893-5839
Cape Breton, Guysborough and Antigonish areas
Dr. Ryan Sommers
235 Townsend Street, 2nd floor
Sydney, NS B1P 5E7
Phone: 902-563-2400
Halifax, Eastern Shore and West Hants
Dr. Trevor Arnason, Medical Officer of Health
7 Mellor Avenue, Unit 5
Dartmouth, NS B3B 0E6
Phone: 902-481-5800
Fax: 902-481-5803