Hospital

• 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
• ‘Worst Tinder date ever’: Jann Arden asked to clean up own head wound in hospital

  On Thursday afternoon, Arden posted a video on social media from an unnamed hospital, with an apparent head wound after a real incident with a virtual reality headset.

  Canada

  Jan 12
• Overworked healthcare staff leads to safety risks, toxic work environment: CFNU report

  "After you've worked 16, 18, 20, 24 hours, I really don't want you to be pushing very serious drugs into my system," she said.

  Economy

  Jan 12
• Kids’ emergency rooms are crunched in Canada. What parents should know

  In just the past week, health officials in Alberta and Quebec have noted capacity issues at their hospitals with one official saying there were "a lot of kids being hospitalized."

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2023
• Saskatoon Saturday night vehicle collision results in 2 people hospitalized

  Officers got a call around 10 p.m. of a collision along Idylwyld Drive North between 51st Street and 60th Street East.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2023
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• COVID-19 outbreak at Victoria-area hospital

  A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at a Victoria area hospital.

  Health

  Nov 10, 2023
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• “For the past month we’ve had no hot water!” Brandon nurses complain to union

  The Assiniboine Centre in Brandon, Man. was without a convenient supply of hot water for nearly a month as its water system was upgraded, causing concern from staff.

  Health

  Oct 21, 2023