Welcome to Fall River Family Practice
Fall River Family Practice is a collaborative care full comprehensive medical practice providing primary care to many Nova Scotians. The clinic consists of 13 physicians, 2 family practice nurses, and an amazing team of administrative staff. We are lucky to have many visiting professionals such as psychologist, pedorthist and internal medicine specialist, who all help to provide the best care to our patients.
Changes in our Physician Team
Dr. Laura Peters
To view Dr. Peters letter,
Please click here..
Two of our physicians have recently announced retirement plans for 2023. Dr. Laura Peters retired on March 31st and Dr. John McNab will retire June 9th. We wish them the very best as they transition into the next phase of their lives.
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Both Dr. Peters and Dr. McNab have been successful in recruiting physicians to pass their practice and patient care on to. We are pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Sarah MacDonald (replacing Dr. Peters) and Dr. Anson Alvis (replacing Dr. McNab) to The Fall River Family Practice.
Please note Dr. MacDonald and Dr. Alvis will NOT be accepting new patients at this time.
Dr. John McNab
To view Dr. McNabs letter,
Please click here..
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Keeping you in the know...
Masks will continue to be required until further notice.
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To book an appointment, please call 902-861-2237.
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If you are having difficulty getting through on our phone lines please note our non peak hours vary from day to day and are usually between the hours of 12:30 and 1:00 pm and 3:00 and 4:45 pm.
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At this time our clinic is NOT accepting new patients. If you are without a family physician please call 811 and register with the provincial wait list.
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If you are registered with the provincial list you can access Virtual Care through Nova Scotia Health.
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If you wish to cancel an appointment our cancellation line is 24/7 - option #5 on the main line. ANY messages left for non cancelation will not be attended. ​
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Immunization Records
To obtain immunization records call 902-481-5890.
Travel Vaccines
Heading south and need your vaccines? Call 902-220-5235
Medical Emergency
If you require immediate assistance, present to Emergency or call 911.
For other medical advice, please call 811.