NB Hospitals

• Kent County, N.B., residents concerned over temporary loss of acute care beds at hospital

  Kent County residents are questioning a plan to convert acute-care beds at a local hospital to long-term or palliative care beds as New Brunswick wrestles health service shortages.

  Canada

  Jan 30
  
• N.B. spent the least money per capita on public health care in 2020, new data shows

  Most of the private-sector spending was on medication, according to the data the New Brunswick Health Council (NBHC) published on its website.

  Health

  May 25, 2023
  
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• Horizon Health Network launches pilot project in wake of ER death

  Horizon Health Network has started a pilot project to have someone in the ER monitoring patients after a patient died while waiting for care in early July.

  Health

  Aug 5, 2022
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• N.B. man says wife now needs wheelchair after 9-month hospital stay

  Frank Darlow of New Brunswick said his wife, who has dementia, spent so much time lying down in hospital while waiting for a long-term care spot that she now needs a wheelchair.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2022
• N.B. nurses call for preventative health care as public consultations begin

  The NB Nurses Union is calling for more preventative health-care, while the NB Medical Society is submitting suggestions from doctors to government soon.

  Health

  Mar 3, 2021
• N.B. health-care consultations begin this week, results considered for 5-year plan

  Virtual engagement sessions take place biweekly, beginning with Sackville this Thursday, ending with Edmundston on April 27. Results will be considered in a five-year health plan.

  Health

  Mar 2, 2021