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Construction began in January on the new Breast Health Centre at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax—starting with renovations for a diagnostic imaging wing. The completion of the wing, set for mid-2013, will see the relocation of diagnostic mammography from Halifax’s QEII Health Sciences Centre to the IWK. This will be the first of many clinics and departments that will come together to make a Breast Health Centre, giving patients the best care in one place—ensuring timely, integrated and c...
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