NB Health Care
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2nd doctor-owned cataract surgery centre opens in New BrunswickHorizon Health Network's interim president and CEO Margaret Melanson said the new clinic would relieve pressure on surgery wait-lists.HealthApr 24
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New Brunswick accelerates process to license out-of-province nursesThe association says it is working on a plan to also speed up the registration and licensing of internationally educated registered nurses.HealthMar 30
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New Brunswick health authority boasts about improvements in hospital servicesThe president of one of New Brunswick's two major health authorities says staff recruitment and retention is the biggest concern faced by the organization.HealthFeb 13
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N.B. health authorities predicted current staffing shortages in 2020 reform pitch: HiggsIn 2020 the government announced it would move to close six rural emergency rooms overnight in a bid to free up more staff for other duties across the system.HealthDec 29, 2022
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In crowded N.B. hospital, 88-year-old woman placed in supply room while waiting for nursing homeKaren Totten photographed her mother lying in a supply room at the Saint John Regional Hospital, with a bed sheet hung up to give her some privacy.HealthDec 18, 2022
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New Brunswick Liberals call for increased respiratory illness reportingNew Brunswick's official Opposition is calling for ramped-up infection reporting and a public update on the state of the health system amid high levels of respiratory illness.HealthDec 7, 2022
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N.B. woman who waited 14 hours for ER holds rally demanding health-care improvementsBianca Gallant was minutes from death just two weeks ago but she's using that experience to call on the government to improve the health-care system.HealthDec 4, 2022
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N.B. opposition parties say new bill opens door for corporate involvement in health-care systemHealth Minister Bruce Fitch says the bill is intended to allow for some surgeries to be done outside of hospital to free up resources for more complicated procedures.HealthDec 1, 2022
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Patient dies after waiting at N.B. ER while hospital in ‘critical overcapacity’Horizon Health in New Brunswick has confirmed a patient died at The Moncton Hospital's ER, while the department was 'in a critical overcapacity state.'HealthNov 23, 2022
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NB Health Coalition rallies against health-care privatization in front of minister’s officeNB Health Coalition co-chair Danny Legere said his organization opposes subcontracting parts of health care to the private sector for multiple reasons.HealthNov 7, 2022
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