B.C. seniors' advocates say they have high hopes the Minister for Seniors portfolio will streamline services across Canada. Hamilton MP Filomena Tassi was named to the post, dedicated to Canada's aging population. Seniors advocates in B.C. say
Infoway’s report provides a picture of attitudes toward digital health services. It shows more people want access these services and points to a gap between this desire and their ability to access services online. The report shows 73% don’t have
A flurry of suicides in the province’s Grand Bank and Burin Peninsula region prompted outcry from residents, demanding better availability of mental health and addictions services. One year later, the provincial government announced changes in
The Bonnyville Health Centre was recognized by AHS with the President’s Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievement and Quality Improvement for implementing the Commitment to Comfort Project. The program helps staff, parents, and patients work
Manitoba’s Southern Health-Santé Sud VP of Medical Services, Dr. Denis Fortier, outlined statistics for ERs throughout the Regional Health Authority. The top reasons people were coming into the ER was for abdominal pain, shortness of breath or cough
With $566,000 in funding from Alberta’s provincial government, the Calgary Counselling Centre will expand mental health services in Calgary and surrounding rural communities, including Indigenous communities, specifically for children and families
Champlain BASE (Building Access to Specialists through eConsultation), known as eConsult, offers doctors and nurse practitioners in Ontario the online version of a quick chat about a puzzling case with a colleague in a hospital hallway. The web-based
Medical tourism sites catering to patients looking for cheaper cosmetic and dental procedures are working to attract people who will travel for more costly surgeries. PwC says about 14 million people spent $68 billion on medical tourism in 2016 and
A report from the Fraser Institute suggests a family of four with a household income of $138,008 will pay $12,935 this year for public healthcare. It contends that the cost increased 68% since 1997 when adjusted for inflation. For a single person
A non-profit membership organization called Bay to Sound Neighbors was formed in Mid Cape, Mass. to help seniors in Dennis and Yarmouth age in place as long as possible. The organization aims to keep seniors in the two towns stay in their homes and