Winnipeg health

• WRHA wants community feedback on health care: ‘The good, the bad and the ugly’

  The WHRA is working on a strategic plan for the city's health-care system, and is gathering public opinion via virtual town halls, as well as online and mail-in surveys.

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  Jun 13
  
• Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre to open new neurology, rheumatology clinics Monday

  Manitoba said the neurology and rheumatology clinics — the first of 12 internal medicine clinics to eventually be housed at 700 Elgin Ave. in Winnipeg — will open Monday.

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  Apr 6
  
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• State of emergency stays in effect, but Winnipeg police see gradual drop in COVID-19 cases

  The reduction in numbers means that although the state of emergency remains in effect, police won't have to go past the first stage of their business continuity plan.

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  Jan 21
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• Unvaccinated Winnipeg civic staff to complete COVID-19 education program

  Of the city's 5,500 positions deemed to be high-risk, about 86 per cent of employees have so far been fully vaccinated.

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  Oct 29, 2021
• Province announces new youth hubs for mental health, addictions, in 3 Manitoba cities

  Manitoba's Mental Health, Wellness and Recovery Minister Audrey Gordon said the hubs are tailored for the areas they're located in and will involve local community groups.

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  Mar 18, 2021
• Rely on ambulance when dealing with heart attack: Winnipeg cardiologist

  Don't drive yourself to the hospital if you're suffering from a heart attack -- that's the message from a cardiologist at Winnipeg's St. Boniface Hospital.

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  Feb 27, 2021
• Lining up to get into a store could be riskier for COVID than shopping: Winnipeg epidemiologist

  Be careful how long you stand in a lineup to get into a store, says Cynthia Carr of EPI Research in Winnipeg.

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  Jan 25, 2021
• Disease experts raising alarm about Manitoba’s growing COVID-19 crisis

  As Manitoba's COVID-19 case count continues to rise — including another record-setting day Thursday — infectious disease experts are raising alarm bells.

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  Oct 29, 2020
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• Staffing, support at COVID-19-stricken Parkview Place care home a big concern: WRHA

  The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) says it sent a five-person team of health officials for an in-person review of the Parkview Place care home, which is currently under critical-level restrictions after more than 80 cases and 11 deaths.

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  Oct 21, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Test process depends which Winnipeg site you visit

  The individual testing sites have different processes based on their physical layout, their patient volumes, and whether they are drive-thru or walk-in.

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  Oct 8, 2020