Health Care Crisis
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Diabetic man waits hours for food at Halifax hospital, wife speaks outA Halifax-area woman is frustrated after her diabetic husband missed a meal during a stay at the Victoria General Hospital, and had another meal arrive several hours late.HealthSep 11
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Community limits lifted on B.C.’s registry for residents who need family doctorsThe Health Connect Registry was a pilot program accessible only to patients in select communities. As of July 1, however, the waitlist has opened to all British Columbians.HealthJul 5
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Majority of British Columbians give ER wait times a failing grade: pollWhile British Columbians were almost evenly split on the overall state of the health-care system, a majority said they waited too long for treatment in the emergency room.HealthJun 9
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Opposition leader calls for ‘urgency’ in Surrey Memorial Hospital upgradesBC United Leader Kevin Falcon and members of his caucus toured the hospital Thursday, and accused the province's health minister afterward of playing politics with the facility.PoliticsJun 8
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‘Things are going to get worse before they get better’ warns B.C. ER doctor'People are suffering, and its not only rural sites anymore,' says B.C. emergency room physician Anthony Fong of the growing pressure on the province's health-care system.HealthJun 7
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Leadership in the hot seat as more Surrey Memorial Hospital staff speak outThe latest open letter from hospital doctors at the beleaguered hospital took aim at "individuals who have the capacity to drive change at the regional and provincial levels."HealthMay 30
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Doctors visit Saskatoon high schools to encourage medical careersHenry Bi, from the anesthesiology department at the University of Saskatchewan, told Saskatoon high-schoolers that the average entry grade for medical school is 88 per cent.CanadaMay 12
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N.S. doctor denies he failed in his duties after woman dies during long ER waitAllison Holthoff died at the Cumberland Regional Health Centre in Amherst, N.S., due to complications associated with an untreated splenic aneurysm.CanadaMar 31
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N.S. offering nurses $10,000 bonuses to keep them from leaving health systemPremier Tim Houston announced Monday that Nova Scotia is offering nurses $10,000 bonuses to keep working in the province's public health system.CanadaMar 20
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N.S. nursing regulator to speed up process to accept applicants from seven countriesThe Nova Scotia College of Nursing says it expects its new policies will reduce the time period for licensing from about one year to a ``few weeks'' for the foreign nurses.CanadaMar 16
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