Nova Scotia Hospital
The Nova Scotia Hospital, known locally as The NS or Mount Hope, is a psychiatric hospital in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It is the province's largest and oldest mental health facility, co-founded by the Hon. Hugh Bell and Dorothea Dix, it opened its doors in 1856 as the Mount Hope Asylum for the Insane and today it is a fully accredited teaching facility affiliated with Dalhousie University, and operated by the Nova Scotia Health Authority.
Since its founding in 1852, the Nova Scotia Hospital has a rich and long history. It supported patients during World War I, the Halifax Explosion, and World War II. It has undergone expansion and constant improvement with the addition of new buildings which are able to support adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient care ranging from day programs, outpatient, short term stay, and long term stay.
The former Nova Scotia Hospital Foundation is now the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia.
