Virtual health-care comes to Pictou County libraries

[ASFN Admin]

Three libraries in Pictou County, N.S., are providing a new pathway to the health-care system for people without a primary care provider. The branches in New Glasgow, River John and Westville now have private, dedicated spaces for people to use VirtualCareNS, the program that links unattached patients with a family doctor or nurse practitioner. People can also use the spaces for virtual appointments with specialists. Michelle Ferris, executive director of the Aberdeen Health Foundation, said the

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