Manitoba Health Care
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Manitoba adding patient beds to hospitals, including Winnipeg’s Grace HospitalToday, 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.HealthNov 29
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Manitoba ends surgical recovery task force, redirects funds to other health-care projectsThe 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.HealthNov 17
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Manitoba health-care workers required to mask up during flu seasonBeginning Wednesday, health-care staff in various hospitals and facilities will have to wear a mask when interacting with patients and clients.HealthOct 16
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Manitoba’s two major political parties say they would not repeat COVID-19 lockdownsManitobans were never locked in their homes. But at the height of the pandemic, there were temporary restrictions on having visitors.PoliticsSep 21
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Manitoba NDP promise to speed up hiring process for international health workersNDP Leader Wab Kinew says if his party wins the Oct. 3 Manitoba election, his government would spend $1 million to help health-care professionals navigate registration.PoliticsSep 15
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Manitoba election: PCs on track to underspend $1B on health care, NDP critic saysNDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara claims the Progressive Conservative government has, since coming into power in 2016, underspent on the health-care budget by millions.PoliticsAug 14
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Manitoba has second-worst HIV rate in Canada, demand for resources increasing'Unfortunately what’s happening here in Manitoba is quite distinct from what’s happening in the rest of the country,' says Kim Templeton of HIV infection rates in the province.HealthJul 26
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Changes to Manitoba’s health-care system as province sets sights on more recruitmentIn a bid to recruit more, Manitoba has enlisted the help of a firm to recruit 150 physicians to work across the province, from Winnipeg to rural communities.CanadaJul 24
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Brandon, Man. to shutter walk-in clinicEffective July 4, the Brandon Clinic will halt walk-in services due to a physician shortage, leaving the city of over 50,000 people without.HealthJun 26
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Manitoba health-care union, Shared Health reach deal on tentative contract'We have finally reached a tentative agreement after 15 months of painstaking negotiations,' said the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals Saturday.HealthJun 25
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