Power outage disrupts services at QEII’s Victoria General site, some inpatients transferred

The QEII Health Sciences Centre's Victoria General site is pictured on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Callum Smith/CTV Atlantic)

An early morning power outage at the QEII Health Sciences Centre disrupted some services Saturday.

The outage impacted the Victoria General site. Nova Scotia Health said some inpatients were transferred to the Halifax Infirmary site during the outage.

“Surgeries at the Victoria General site are currently limited while backup generator power is being restored,” said Nova Scotia Health in a news release Saturday.

It said patients with surgery scheduled Monday should wait for instructions from their care team before attending.

“Nova Scotia Health teams and technical crews are on site working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.”

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