Implementation Schedule

The OPOR-Clinical Information System (OPOR-CIS) implementation is a multi-year project, including the launch of a Provider Portal tool and six go-lives across the province. This is a single provincial build shared by all health facilities and requires participation from all zones in design and build phases.

OPOR-CIS Implementation Timeline:

IWK Health will implement the new OPOR-CIS as Go-Live Wave One in August 2025.

Nova Scotia Health will begin implementation with Dartmouth General Hospital and its closest related facilities for Go-Live Wave Two in Fall 2025, along with Lab and Radiology for Central Zone. The remainder of Central Zone will Go-Live in February 2026, followed by the remaining Nova Scotia Health zones.

The OPOR-CIS implementation timeline and Go-Live sequencing will be as follows:

Go-Live Wave One: IWK Health (provincial implementation) – August 2025
Go-Live Wave Two: Dartmouth General Hospital, Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital, Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital, Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital, East Coast Forensic Hospital, Nova Scotia Hospital, and Central Zone Lab and Radiology – November 2025
Go-Live Wave Three: QEII, Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, Cobequid Community Health Centre, Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre, Hants Community Hospital, and remaining Central Zone sites – February 2026
Go-Live Wave Four: Eastern Zone – May 2026
Go-Live Wave Five: Western Zone – August 2026
Go-Live Wave Six: Northern Zone – November 2026