Medical Equipment
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From hearing aids to pacemakers, tariffs may drive up medical device costsWhether pacemakers, insulin pumps or hip replacement, Canadians may face a spike in health costs if Trump imposes a 25 per cent tariff on imports from Canada.HealthJan 31, 2025
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Hospital foundation transfers ‘record amount’ to Guelph hospitalThe Foundation of the Guelph General Hospital announced Monday that close to $10.5 million will be used to purchase equipment and supplies for the hospital.HealthJun 21, 2023
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Woodstock, Ont. OB-GYN used improperly sterilized medical equipment, health unit saysWhile there is no evidence of disease transmission, patients who received certain medical procedures between Jan. 1, 2020, and Sept. 12, 2022, are being advised to get tested.HealthOct 25, 2022
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B.C. doctor fundraising to bring medical equipment to front lines in UkraineIt will be the third trip to the war-torn country for Dr. Tracy Parnell, who hails from the Kootenay community of Cranbrook.CanadaOct 19, 2022
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Alberta Rotary Club members Mexico bound with Los Amigos ProjectOn Sunday morning, 16 Rotary Club members from southern Alberta started their journey towards Mazatlan, Mexico, to deliver a fleet of donated emergency vehicles.LifestyleApr 24, 2022
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Funds being raised to replace MRI scanner at Guelph General HospitalGuelph General Hospital is starting to raise money for a new MRI scanner. Dr. Samir Patel, the hospital’s radiologist and chief of diagnostic imaging, said the hospital urgently needs to replace the MRI scanner before the old one becomes unreliable. “We rely on the MRI scanner to help so many patients: patients who need an...HealthJun 3, 2021
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New Saskatoon PPE manufacturer expects to produce millions of masksBenchmark PPE opened up in Saskatoon earlier this month and expects to be able to produce millions of masks each month after it receives more equipment.HealthJun 26, 2020
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Coronavirus: KGH Foundation unmasks portraits to raise funds for much-needed new equipment"Since the start of March we have about $2.4 million worth of equipment requests that cannot be supplied by the government."May 26, 2020
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Coronavirus: B.C. mill ramps up medical pulp production for U.S. supplies — but not for 3MHarmac Pacific president Levi Sampson said their round-the-clock production at the mill near Nanaimo, B.C., has been diverted to make the medical-grade pulp.HealthApr 5, 2020
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N.B. company and N.S. university make 3D printed face shields for health care workersA New Brunswick company and Dalhousie University are producing and donating 3D printed face shields for health care workersHealthApr 3, 2020
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