CIHI

• Canadian doctors behind the curve on using technology to improve services: CIHI report

  Canadian family doctors are better than average when it comes to being accessible to their patients but slower to adopt the use of technology to communicate, a recent study says.

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  Jan 30, 2020
• Organ donation supply down, but donor interest increasing, says Manitoba transplant doc

  Despite increased interest among Canadians in becoming organ donors, a recent report by the Canadian Institute of Health Informaton (CIHI) says the country's organ supply isn't meeting the demand.

  Health

  Dec 6, 2019
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• More than 500 objects forgotten in surgery patients over 2 years, data shows

  Surgeons have left hundreds of objects inside patients, and the problem appears to be getting worse.

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  Nov 7, 2019
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• Hospitalizations for youth mental health concerns steady in Manitoba, says new data

  Manitoba has one of the lowest rates of hospitalization for youth mental health concerns in Canada, according to a new report.

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  May 6, 2019
• Manitobans satisfied with hospital stays: CIHI survey

  CIHI's study asked patients in several provinces – including Manitoba – how they felt about their hospital experience. A total of 62 per cent of patients across the country rated their overall hospital experience as very good.

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  Apr 17, 2019
• Manitobans waiting longer for hip, knee surgeries, says healthcare study

  A new report shows Manitoba patients waiting for hip or knee replacements or cataract surgery didn't have their procedures done within recommended wait times last year.

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  Mar 27, 2019
• London among Canadian cities with highest hospitalization rates for opioid poisonings in 2017

  The London region had a hospitalization rate of 22.5 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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  Dec 13, 2018
• Opioid burden report has Kelowna area at top of one list

  Eighty-page report says nearly 4,000 Canadians died last year from opioids.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2018
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• Here are the Canadian cities with highest hospitalization rates for opioid poisonings in 2017

  Canada’s smaller communities have hospitalization rates for opioid poisoning that are more than double larger cities.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2018
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• Pneumonia a leading cause of emergency department visits in Canada last year: Report

  There were nearly 135,000 pneumonia-related ED visits in Canada in 2017-18, marking a 13 per cent increase from the year before: CIHI

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  Dec 4, 2018