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Between respiratory virus season and a critical nursing shortage, it’s the perfect storm for health care in the province, the Manitoba Nurses Union president says. Darlene Jackson told Global Winnipeg the holidays were slammed for nurses, with a record 77 patients waiting to be triaged in the Health Sciences Centre …
Read More »New Manitoba premier, health minister to talk health care Tuesday – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba’s new premier and health minister will be making a health-care announcement from the Manitoba Legislative Building Tuesday morning. Wab Kinew and Uzoma Asagwara are set to deliver a message to frontline workers at 10 a.m. Reforming Manitoba’s health system was a …
Read More »Manitoba NDP emergency room plan just one piece of health-care puzzle, experts say – Winnipeg
A promise by Manitoba’s Opposition New Democrats to re-open three Winnipeg emergency rooms that were converted into urgent care centres in 2017 is a step toward re-establishing faith in the province’s health-care system, experts say, but is only one piece of the puzzle. In an announcement Monday, NDP Leader Wab …
Read More »Manitoba better prepared for fall COVID-19 resurgence, microbiologist says
A medical microbiologist at Winnipeg’s St. Boniface Hospital says Manitoba will be better prepared for a resurgence of COVID-19 this fall. Dr. Philippe Lagace-Wiens told 680 CJOB’s The News that cases of the new EG.5 subvariant of the virus are beginning to show up in the province. EG.5, a fast-spreading …
Read More »Tick season is upon us in Manitoba. Here’s what you should know – Winnipeg
They’re distinct in appearance: a rusty-brown colour with black on its midsection, and black legs which give it its name. As temperatures are heating up and Manitobans are more active outside, so are blacklegged ticks. Local entomologist Taz Stuart is warning residents as Lyme disease is becoming more common across …
Read More »Manitoba to collect self-declared, race-based hospital patient data – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba is set to begin collecting race-based patient data in a push for more equitable health care. Patients at hospitals will be asked about their race, ethnicity and Indigenous identity during the registration process at hospitals, and the information will be collected …
Read More »More nurses quit Manitoba service for sexual assault victims amid ongoing staffing issues – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Another two casual nurses who collect evidence after sexual and domestic assaults in Manitoba have resigned. Shared Health confirmed the resignations from the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, or SANE, program at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg late in the day Wednesday. Read …
Read More »Manitoba reports 8 COVID-19 deaths, 5 flu deaths in weekly respiratory report – Winnipeg
Health officials are reporting eight additional deaths linked to COVID-19 and five deaths connected to the flu in Manitoba. The latest numbers are found in Friday’s latest Provincial Respiratory Surveillance Report, which covers Nov. 27 to Dec. 3 and includes both COVID-19 and seasonal flu data. Read more: Strain on …
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