Manitoba Health Care

• Residents, politicians call for MRI scanner at new Portage la Prairie hospital

  The absence of an MRI scanner in the new hospital has been the subject of a petition signed by thousands.

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  Oct 4
  
• Manitoba NDP government, PCs finger-pointing over health-care worker recruitment program

  The Manitoba NDP government and the opposition Progressive Conservatives are pointing the finger at each other over the recruitment of nurses from overseas.

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  Mar 14
  
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• Shared Health appoints Manitoba’s first provincial chief medical officer

  Dr. Jose Fancois has been named Manitoba's first provincial chief medical officer, Shared Health announced on Tuesday.

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  Mar 12
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• Kinew, Trudeau announce $633M in health funding for Manitoba

  The Manitoba government's focus on health care is getting a $633 million boost from Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced Thursday.

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  Feb 15
• Home care attendants needed in Manitoba, WRHA recruiting workers with free program

  "January of last year, our home care visits were around 385,000. In December, we were at 416,000 a month. So that's just in a year we've increased by that much."

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  Jan 22
• ‘There’s just not enough nurses,’ MNU president says in face of 30-hour wait times

  In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU) said the wait time at the hospital ring in at over 30 hours.

  Health

  Dec 18, 2023
• Manitoba health minister urges vaccination as respiratory viruses hit health-care system

  The health minister highlighted the need for vaccines against respiratory viruses ahead of the winter season and said illnesses are impacting provincial health-care system.

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  Dec 14, 2023
• Manitoba adding patient beds to hospitals, including Winnipeg’s Grace Hospital

  Today, minister of health, seniors and long-term care, Uzoma Asagwara says 31 patient beds will be added to Grace Hospital's the medicine and surgery wards over the next year.

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  Nov 29, 2023
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• Manitoba ends surgical recovery task force, redirects funds to other health-care projects

  The Diagnostic and Surgical Recovery Task Force is coming to an end in Manitoba, but the new government is promising funds will go to address health-care needs.

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  Nov 17, 2023
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• Manitoba health-care workers required to mask up during flu season

  Beginning Wednesday, health-care staff in various hospitals and facilities will have to wear a mask when interacting with patients and clients.

  Health

  Oct 16, 2023