Building Tomorrow

Glace Bay Hospital

Opened in 1986, Glace Bay Hospital is a community hospital that serves Glace Bay, Dominion, Reserve Mines, Donkin, Port Morien, and surrounding areas. It currently has 44 acute care beds and 18 long-term care beds on 4North, a transitional long-term care unit.

The renovations will increase space by an estimated 30% and included the newly opened Tom Peach Renal Dialysis Clinic, a six-station unit that began treating patients in October, 2020.

Glace Bay Hospital

Other Improvements Include

CBP Infrastructure Cliff

New Emergency Department

  • New and expanded emergency department that will provide improved flow for staff, physicians and patients.

Increased Space for Surgeries

  • Newly renovated space will allow for an increased number of surgeries at the hospital.

Cliff Delaney – Project Manager at Nova Scotia Lands 

Glace Bay Hospital

Renal Dialysis Unit

The new six-station satellite renal dialysis unit opened in October 2020, enhancing and complementing services provided at other facilities in Cape Breton. 

The main dialysis centre for renal services in the Eastern Zone is at Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney with 26 stations. There are also four satellite renal dialysis units located at Northside General, Inverness Consolidated Memorial, St. Martha’s Regional and Strait-Richmond hospitals.

About the Renal Dialysis Unit:

  • Government invested $5.8 million in the unit’s construction. The project was also funded by the estate of the late Thomas Peach of Glace Bay, who left $1.9 million with the intent of helping establish dialysis services in the community.
  • Patients will be under the care of nephrologists from Cape Breton Regional Hospital who support satellite units. Two registered nurses, two licensed practical nurses, two renal assistants, and a part-time social worker, pharmacist and dietitian have been hired to support the new clinic.
  • The Tom Peach Renal Dialysis Clinic will treat about 24 patients from the community who previously had to travel to Cape Breton Regional Hospital for dialysis.
Click Here for Hospital Redevelopment Website

Glace Bay Hospital

Latest Updates