The health authority’s goal is to get wait times for patients triaged as being Level 3 or urgent down to 120 minutes or less this year. The Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale calls for Level 3 patients to be seen by a doctor within
Canadians’ opinions about their provincial healthcare systems didn’t improve in 2024 compared to last year. As in 2023, the Ipsos poll found less than half are satisfied with their provincial healthcare system, with only 8% saying they’re very
Nine Virtual Urgent Care stations are up and running at hospitals around N.S. The facilities are meant for low-acuity patients with problems such as coughs, colds, sprains, ear infections or UTIs. Doctors who are working from home or even from
The 48-room facility is located in the Cape Breton Mi’kmaq community of Eskasoni. The idea for the home was first conceived about 20 years ago and after a feasibility study and lobbying campaign, ground was broken on construction four years ago. The
The homes will provide people with overlapping mental health challenges, developmental disabilities, addiction issues, trauma and/or acquired brain injuries the care they need where they live. Healthcare and social support teams work alongside the
While nearly 410,000 people were connected to a physician since 2018, another 310,000 remain on the Health Connect Registry. The province will introduce digital tools within the system to better link patients with family physicians and NPs. An
The health authority is calling on the federal government to regulate private nursing agencies, after incurring a $98-million budget shortfall they attribute mostly to what they say are unfair and costly contracts with Canadian Health Labs (CHL)
Healthcare workers across the country are reporting high levels of burnout and many say childcare with flexible hours would allow them to stay at work. So far, the Sydney program, which operates 24/7, served 22 families - children of doctors
Ottawa will spend $52.9 billion more than planned over the next five years and will post a $40-billion deficit this fiscal year. To offset some of that spending, the government will generate roughly $21.9 billion in new revenue coming in part from
The $15-million nurse practitioner primary care program aims to fill in gaps around primary care, particularly for the 700,000 Albertans who don’t have a primary healthcare provider. It allows NPs to practise comprehensive patient care autonomously