The East Coast Forensic Hospital (ECFH) is one of Capital Health’s newest facilities and was officially opened on August 21st, 2001 in partnership with the Departments of Health and Justice.

This is the first time in Canada that both a Hospital and Correctional Facility were co-located to make the most efficient use of shared resources and services (e.g. laundry, kitchen, and recreational facilities). However, both facilities are independently operated and managed such that correctional inmates and forensic clients are separate at all times.

The Hospital is unique within the Capital Health in that that the people it serves come strictly from the judicial system and not the general population.

The Hospital has two rehabilitation units with 30 beds each and a 24 bed Mentally Ill Offender Unit where court ordered assessments are performed and treatment is provided to offenders diagnosed with mental illness.

The Hospital also manages the Provincial Sex Offender Program currently located on the Nova Scotia Hospital site, and provides primary health care to the Province’s corrections population through our Offender Health Services Program.

Last Updated: 6/14/2007 11:06:51 AM