The ocean is our playground, and the beach is our front yard
Comprised of the five townships of New Glasgow (location of the Aberdeen Hospital), Trenton, Stellarton, Westville, Pictou and the County of Pictou, and Pictou Landing First Nation, Pictou County is ideally situated along the Northumberland Strait, where you’ll find a welcoming community with hard-working and down-to-earth people enjoying a balanced lifestyle.
Just minutes from the beautiful beaches, join us, and fill your lungs with salty sea air and enjoy the urban-rural mix that Pictou County has to offer.
In your practice, enjoy a collegial atmosphere with access to the tools you need to do your job.
Rich in culture, entertainment and history, build the fast or slow-paced life you desire in Pictou County.
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Dr. Brad MacDougall, Family Physician
“I love the ability to treat all ages, from newborn babies to the elderly, and practice full-service family medicine. The community is the perfect size for practicing family medicine: it's small enough so that you have the opportunity to practice full scope family medicine, but big enough that we have specialty back-up when needed. On the personal side, I appreciate the excellent schools and the opportunities both in recreation and culture available to my family and I. Best part about living in Pictou County? Short commute times = more time with my family, and there's an excellent cost of living.”
- Dr. Brad MacDougall, a family physician at the Westville Medical Clinic, practicing in Pictou County for over 7 years
Our Hospital and Primary Healthcare
Located at 835 East River Road, New Glasgow, the Aberdeen Hospital is the regional acute care facility serving residents of Pictou County, offering primary and secondary services through inpatient, outpatient and community-based services and programs.
The services provided include:
- Anesthesiology
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
- General Surgery
- Hospitalist
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Oncology
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Orthopedics
- Palliative Care
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Radiology
Our Clinics
Pictou County has a variety of established collaborative care healthcare clinics and physician offices including: the East Side Health Clinic, West Side Health Clinic, Pictou West Clinic, Westville Health Clinic, Stellarton Professional Clinic, and physician’s offices located above Lawtons Drug Store on East River Road. We also have the unique opportunity to serve the healthcare needs to our First Nations community of Pictou Landing First Nation.
Interested in practicing in Pictou County? Contact us to discuss potential opportunities for you to practice in Pictou County.
Dr. Chakshu Sharma, General Surgeon
“To be able to practice in an environment that enables development is key,” says Dr. Chakshu Sharma, who recently moved to Pictou County. “I came because the Aberdeen Hospital had tools that will allow me to continue to grow.”
Read more: Aberdeen Hospital’s New Surgical Suite Benefits Patients and Surgeons
Left to right: General Surgery Resource Nurse Shaunna Vaughan, RN; Dr. Chakshu Sharma; and Dr. Colleen O’Sullivan, Chief of General Surgery, (Photo courtesy of the Aberdeen Health Foundation).
