Bruce Fitch

• New Brunswick’s health minister says he won’t run in upcoming election

  Bruce Fitch says that after 21 years as the Progressive Conservative member for Riverview, he is keeping a promise to his family that he won't run again.

  Politics

  Apr 5
  
• New multi-patient transport vehicles aim to reduce ambulance delays in N.B.

  Health Minister Bruce Fitch said the vehicles are expected to take pressure off paramedics, allowing them to respond quicker to urgent 911 calls.

  Health

  Aug 2, 2023
  
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• Saint John, N.B. hospital receives $155M for renovations

  Renovations as the Saint John Regional Hospital will update the intensive care unit, which the health network says hasn't been updated to current standards since the 1990s.

  Health

  Apr 28, 2023
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• 2nd doctor-owned cataract surgery centre opens in New Brunswick

  Horizon Health Network's interim president and CEO Margaret Melanson said the new clinic would relieve pressure on surgery wait-lists.

  Health

  Apr 24, 2023
• ‘We need leadership:’ Questions raised about lack of guidance amid N.B. respiratory virus wave

  Public Health has not addressed the public amid a concerning wave of influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, but plans to answer questions from reporters on Friday afternoon.

  Health

  Nov 17, 2022
• New Brunswick turns to Icelandic model to target youth substance use

  "It focuses on not telling the kids what to do, but changing the environment around the kids, so they will make different decisions," said Pall Rikhardsson of Planet Youth.

  Health

  Oct 18, 2022
• Opposition calls for transparency about N.B. emergency room death

  More than 48 hours after a patient died in the Edmundston Regional Hospital ER in 'unforeseen and exceptional circumstances,' very little is known about those circumstances.

  Health

  Jul 26, 2022
• ‘Deplorable’ Saint John, N.B., addiction treatment centre set for upgrades

  Chipped paint, rusted holes and decrepit windows can be seen at Ridgewood Addiction Services. New funding announced Monday aims to rid the facility of its deficiencies.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2022
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• ‘She couldn’t take the pain’: N.B. couple get turned away at several ERs

  Morgan Lanigan's wife was in pain, but after being unable to access emergency care at five different hospitals, he's pressing the government to find a way to improve the system.

  Health

  Jul 18, 2022
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• New Brunswick opposition calls for summer sitting after health-care shuffle

  Dorothy Shephard is being replaced by Bruce Fitch as minister of health, following the death of a patient in an emergency department waiting room in Fredericton.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2022