Manitoba Health

• Prairie Mountain Health reduces ER hours in some towns due to staffing shortages

  Prairie Mountain Health is advising that some ERs will be shutdown or have hours cut for the foreseeable future due to staffing shortages.

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  Jul 3
  
• One more Manitoban with COVID-19 has died, province says

  Another Manitoban with COVID-19 has died, the province says, bringing the death toll to 2,043 since the pandemic began in March 2020.

  Health

  Jun 30
  
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• Doctors Manitoba says province’s surgery backlog at 128K

  Doctors Manitoba says although COVID-19 cases and restrictions have eased, physicians are seeing patients facing longer and uncertain waits for surgery, often while enduring pain.

  Health

  Jun 28
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• Winnipeg ER wait times inched up in April, according to Shared Health data

  Health officials say recent efforts to reduce emergency room wait times in Winnipeg appear to be working.

  Health

  May 26
• Nursing shortage leads to ‘open to emergencies only’ policy in northern Manitoba

  The Keewatinohk Inniniw Okimowin Council in northern Manitoba has declared a state of emergency on health services in the region due to a critical shortage of nursing staff.

  Health

  May 26
• Manitoba Health confirms 2nd pediatric case of severe acute hepatitis

  News of the latest case of severe acute hepatitis in Manitoba comes just one day after Shared Health confirmed the province's first case Tuesday.

  Health

  May 11
• 2 separate cases of avian flu found in wild Manitoba birds, province warns

  Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development said one sample came from snow geese in Waskada, and the other from a bald eagle near Dauphin.

  Health

  Apr 20
• Manitoba announces plan for more orthopedic surgeries to clear backlog

  Health Minister Audrey Gordon says she expects the plan will allow up to 1,000 more surgeries per year.

  Health

  Mar 30
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• Elderly Winnipegger still hours away from family months after patient transfers

  The daughter of an elderly Winnipeg woman who was transferred to a hospital in western Manitoba two months ago said no one can say when her mother will be moved closer to home.

  Health

  Mar 9
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• Among Manitoba’s COVID-19 changes, millions of free rapid tests to be made available

  Manitoba is in the process of gradually removing pandemic restrictions, having dropped vaccine card requirements Tuesday, and with mask requirements slated for removal March 15.

  Health

  Mar 2