Rural Health Care

• Nova Scotia government pledges $37 million for rural health care institute

  Premier Tim Houston made the announcement at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., where the institute will be based.

  Health

  Mar 9
  
• SUMA calls for provincial assistance for rural health care and landfill decommissioning

  SUMA said some funding was made available to help with the landfill decommissioning transition, but added that the cost is still a barrier for small communities.

  Canada

  Mar 6
  
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• Alberta health minister promises $158M in budget to recruit front-line health staff

  The budget is to be delivered Feb. 28, and Copping says more than half of the $158 million will be used for programs to recruit physicians to rural areas.

  Health

  Feb 16
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• Saskatchewan Health Authority seeks to fill 175 open full-time positions across the province

  The Saskatchewan Health Authority has 175 open job opportunities for various health-care positions across the province.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2022
• Adrian Dix provides few details about changes needed in health-care system: speech

  In the speech, Dix acknowledged the province is currently in a health care crisis and has been in one since March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic started.

  Health

  Sep 13, 2022
• Newfoundland and Labrador temporarily hikes pay for doctors in rural emergency rooms

  Rural health centres across the province have had to intermittently shut down their emergency services because of a lack of doctors.

  Health

  Jul 14, 2022
• Saskatchewan rural town seeks government answers after two-year long hospital closure

  Tony Mycock, mayor of Lanigan, Sask., travelled to Regina's legislative building on Wednesday to call on the government for answers about the reopening of Lanigan Hospital.

  Health

  Apr 6, 2022
• Eastern Alberta town of Wainwright successfully raises millions for vital medical equipment

  People from the Wainwright area pulled to raise $2.2 million for a CT scanner in the eastern Alberta town, despite the pandemic affecting fundraising events.

  Health

  Jan 2, 2022
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• Massive, multi-year research project takes stock of B.C.’s rural health care

  Early results from a large-scale, multi-year study of rural health care in B.C. have shown transportation and access to care are major challenges.

  Health

  Nov 7, 2021
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• 9 family physician graduates to join rural and underserviced areas of Manitoba

  Nine family physicians have started or will soon be starting practice in rural and underserviced communities across the Interlake-Eastern regional health authority.

  Health

  Sep 3, 2021