As part of the province’s plan to delivers healthcare faster, the program will be rolled out in 12 pharmacies to take appointments for patients with common illnesses and for those with chronic diseases. The clinics will also offer diagnosis and
Orthopedic surgeons in B.C. report they’re doing only three quarters of the surgeries they used to in the province’s public hospitals, as an increasing number of taxpayer-funded procedures are carried out in private facilities. Healthcare workers
People in Eastern Canada worry about the quality of care they'll get if they need to go to an emergency room: 81% say they're concerned, compared to 67% of Canadians overall. The survey also found: Sixty-three percent agree it’s difficult to access
N.S. is among the last provinces still using paper medical records. The $365-million, 10-year deal for the One Person One Record system will roll out in two years at hospitals and health centres. The system will replace and connect over 80 existing
The money will create more than 550 spots for 18 post-secondary healthcare programs. The spending is meant to increase training capacity at the province's post-secondary institutions and reserve seats for Sask. students in highly specialized programs
Alta. is looking for ways to train doctors in smaller cities in hopes they will be more likely to relieve a shortage of physicians in rural areas. The provincial government's providing $1 million to four post-secondary institutions to look for ways
Health officials in N.B. are optimistic about the healthcare offer from the federal government. Stéphane Robichaud, CEO of the New Brunswick Health Council says what’s positive is that this round of discussion brought more focus on what results will
Rates of colon and cervical cancer are significantly higher for First Nations people in B.C. than other residents and this campaign aims to increase knowledge about BC Cancer's screening services for breast, cervical, colon and lung cancer and
Tests from Canadians who give blood showed that around 73% contracted COVID-19. Most caught the highly contagious but less virulent Omicron variant. Around 60% of seniors contracted the virus, compared to 88% of those between 17 and 24 years of age
The health network and Service New Brunswick are introducing an online patient surgery tracker that lets families of a patient undergoing elective surgery at The Moncton Hospital and Sackville Memorial Hospital to view the surgery’s status (pre