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Karen Oldfield is the interim President and CEO of Nova Scotia Health, appointed by Premier Tim Houston

Halifax Infirmary Fails to Communicate with Parents of Adult Child

Posted April, 2026

Paramedics rolled Jeremiah Dixon into the emergency department on a gurney after he'd made multiple attempts to take his own life. Less than 12 hours later, he was discharged and sent by taxi to a local homeless shelter. “I was scared and shocked,” the 19-year-old said in an interview at his family home in Dartmouth, N.S. “I was still like dizzy and stuff, and they just sent me off with some snacks and a ride to the shelter. See Full story cbc.ca