Pediatric Care

• Pediatric care underfunded and putting kids at risk: Alberta Medical Association

  The AMA says nearly half of pediatricians are considering retirement and that a quarter of them are thinking of leaving Alberta or reducing patient care responsibilities.

  Health

  Mar 27, 2025
  
• Sask. STARS Lottery begins Tuesday at midnight

  Saskatchewan's STARS Lottery begins Tuesday night, and STARS shared the story of one young girl who benefitted from its services.

  Health

  May 28, 2024
  
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• New surgeons lead renewal of cardiac care at B.C. Children’s Hospital

  Two years after a human resources dispute upended cardiac surgery at B.C. Children's Hospital, the facility has hired three new surgeons and renewed the program.

  Health

  Dec 20, 2023
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• B.C. government activates pediatric table to address surge in hospital admissions

  This news comes as dozens of parents with sick kids waited hours at BC Children’s Hospital Tuesday night to be seen by a doctor.

  Health

  Nov 16, 2022
• Parents upset that Quebec pediatricians can no longer follow healthy children

  Some parents in Quebec are upset that pediatricians will no longer be doing routine checkups for healthy children.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2022
• New CHEO care centre in Ottawa to bring disparate services under one roof

  Ottawa's children's hospital will soon have a new facility for kids requiring multiple care services to receive treatments under one roof.

  Health

  Nov 26, 2021
• Montreal doctors use ‘heated chemotherapy’ on 3-year-old boy with sarcoma

  While the technique is growing in popularity, CHU Ste-Justine pediatric surgeon Nelson Piché believes it has never been used on such a young patient in Canada.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2021
• New Brunswick Women’s Council calls for gender-specific commitments in new government

  As the election draws near, the New Brunswick Women's Council is shining a light on issues that affect women - especially during the cornanvirus pandemic.

  Health

  Sep 2, 2020
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• New pediatric emergency space a ‘dream come true’ for doctors at Calgary’s South Health Campus

  Doctors at Calgary's South Health Campus are calling their new specialized pediatric emergency care space a "dream come true."

  Health

  Oct 3, 2019
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• Canadian researchers team up to find a cure to childhood cancer

  Researchers will sequence tumours at the molecular level to amass information that is then analyzed at one of three labs in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2017