Quebec Healthcare
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François Legault criticized for Ottawa’s ‘insulting’ health funding offerA day after the federal government put its funding offer to premiers on the table, Quebec opposition leaders call François Legault's negotiation of health transfers a failure.Health4 hours
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Quebec appoints external advisor after protest by nurses partially shuts down Montreal hospital ERThe local health authority urged Montrealers to avoid the hospital's ER due to "an exceptional situation" overnight Monday. The ER reopened Tuesday morning.CanadaJan 17
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Quebec union warns of crisis-level staffing shortage at emergency call centresThe FPHQ says a lack of personnel is increasing response times, including for 911 calls, which means ambulances are taking more time to deploy.HealthDec 27, 2022
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Quebec needs more nurses to help answer 811 calls, health minister saysChristian Dubé says the 811 line works well, but the province lacks the staff to handle the influx of calls. 'We can use up to 5,000 nurses,' he said.CanadaDec 1, 2022
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Coroner denies Montreal family’s request for new investigation into woman’s ER deathThe family says it is considering filing a civil suit against the hospital and applying for judicial review of the decision to deny them a second inquiry.CanadaNov 30, 2022
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MUHC’s Got Talent competition raises $677, 000 for research and cutting edge technologyMontreal doctors are revealing their hidden talents in a friendly talent competition organized by the MUHC foundation, to raise funds for different causes close to their hearts.CanadaNov 17, 2022
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Vigil held in Montreal to mark 2-year anniversary of Joyce Echaquan’s deathIt's been two years since Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw mother of seven, died in a Joliette hospital. She recorded herself before dying, as racial slurs were used by hospital staff.HealthSep 28, 2022
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Family of woman who died at Lakeshore General Hospital wants new coroner’s reportThe family of a Quebec woman who died on the floor of her hospital room still want to know why she was placed in a room known to be difficult to monitor.HealthSep 27, 2022
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Quebec advocates want government to cover treatment for boy with vision lossEleven-year-old William Khayrallah has a rare disease that causes progressive vision loss, but a new treatment for the illness isn't yet funded by the Quebec government.CanadaAug 29, 2022
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Quebec nurse gets job back after abrupt 2021 firing over treatment of Atikamekw patientNurse Sylvie Bellemare had asked her patient, Jocelyne Ottawa, to sing a song in Atikamekw and whether her name translated to 'Joyce' in her community.CanadaJul 8, 2022
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