Hospital

• Ontario hospital board members behind ‘bizarre and costly’ decisions quit en masse

  Members of an Ontario hospital board who a legacy donor claimed made “bizarre and costly” decisions at the helm of the financially-plagued hospital have resigned.

  Health

  Sep 25
  
• New Brunswick man suffers heart attack in hospital parking lot as E.R. closes

  Grant Jordan was driving to a friend's house on Aug. 31 when he started feeling tightness in his chest. He immediately returned home and asked his wife to take him to the hospital.

  Health

  Sep 18
  
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• Emergency department closures at South Okanagan General Hospital

  There have been temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital.

  Health

  Jul 28
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• Ronald McDonald House aims to expand into Regina and Prince Albert, Sask.

  Ronald MacDonald House has launched a campaign called Miles to Go to help build facilities for families with children needing medical care in Regina and Prince Albert, Sask,

  Health

  May 26
• Canada needs to do more to disaster-proof its hospitals, experts say

  With the number of climate-related emergencies expected to worsen, some parts of the country will need to move quickly to disaster-proof life-saving infrastructure, experts say.

  Environment

  May 25
• Split the Pot lottery returns with 58 Ontario hospital foundations involved

  13 prizes of a share of a minimum $500,000 jackpot with additional early bird prizes are available. Proceeds go to the hospital foundation partners.

  Health

  May 10
• Mayor ‘disappointed’ that Ontario budget lacks planning grant for Whitby hospital

  The mayor of Whitby is expressing disappointment that the 2024 Ontario budget failed to include a planning grant for the urgently needed hospital in the town.

  Health

  Mar 28
• B.C. senior discharged from hospital alone with no ride to home 120km away

  A B.C. senior said she was discharged from hospital in Kamloops at night with no way to get back to her home in Clearwater 120 kilometres away.

  Health

  Mar 7
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• B.C. health minister responds to allegations of ‘patient dumping’ from hospitals

  Health Minister Adrian Dix says hospitals in the province see 200,000 emergency room visits per month and that he doesn’t believe patients are being dumped outside.

  Health

  Jan 22
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• Weyburn, Sask., hospital resumes operations following evacuation

  Operations resumed Saturday at Weyburn General Hospital in Saskatchewan after patients and staff were evacuated due to a chemical smell discovered on Friday.

  Canada

  Jan 13