Quebec Health
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More caregivers in Quebec eligible for compensation under new home health policyQuebec is launching a new home health-care policy that will make some family caregivers eligible for government funding.HealthJan 29
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Quebecers urged to avoid ER visits unless needed due to respiratory virus ‘maelstrom’The province is asking Quebecers who are sick to contact the 811 health hotline to seek advice before heading to the emergency room.HealthDec 23, 2025
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Quebec paramedics, ambulance technicians to strike Dec. 24 but keep essential serviceThe 39 unions are associated with the Fédération du préhospitalier du Québec and represent more than 2,000 paramedics and ambulance technicians across the province.CanadaDec 23, 2025
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Montreal Statcare clinic facing uncertain future after owner seeks creditor protectionStatcare in Montreal's West Island not only handles minor health emergencies, but it also provides family medicine, gynecology and other medical services.HealthDec 19, 2024
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Health minister wants all Quebecers to have access to a health professional by 2026The proportion of Quebecers with access to a family doctor dropped from 82 per cent in 2019 to 73 per cent in 2023, according to the province's statistics agency.HealthNov 7, 2024
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RSV shot for infants available from some Ontario docs, with Quebec rollout set for NovemberSome Ontario doctors have started offering a free shot that can protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus while Quebec will begin its immunization program next month.HealthOct 21, 2024
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Quebec floated plan to shift doctors to most vulnerable. Are they reconsidering?Quebec floated a plan to reassign family doctors from healthy patients to the most vulnerable, a move experts warn could be 'detrimental' to overall patient care.HealthOct 17, 2024
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After controversial directive, Quebec now says anglophones have right to English health servicesIt is meant to replace an older directive, published in July, that raised concerns the government was limiting access to health care in languages other than French.PoliticsSep 23, 2024
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Montreal-area long-term care residence shows new way to care for seniorsThe idea, officials say, is to have generations mix and benefit from each other, signalling a new way of caring for seniors — not pushing them aside.CanadaMay 17, 2024
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Lakeshore General Hospital in Pointe-Claire opens new temporary ERAlmost a year after an investigation into the Lakeshore Hospital emergency room revealed severe deficiencies, a new modern modular emergency room is set to be opened next to it.CanadaMay 14, 2024
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