Many small towns struggle with doctor shortages, but the town of Atikokan, Ont., expects to welcome several new doctors next year. The town had been dealing with a low number of doctors and has relied heavily on locums. The person in charge of
Contract flipping is when workers at healthcare facilities and care homes are laid off and then rehired at a lower wage and with fewer benefits. The B.C. government wants to end that practice, saying it's hurting recruitment in the sector. Under the
The Johns Hopkins Community Health Partnership pilot was based on a set of acute care interventions rolled out in two hospitals and a community-based care management piece based in ambulatory care settings. Elements included a focus on medication
A report for the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction finds the costs associated with substance use (tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, opioids, etc.) surpassed $1 billion in six provinces in 2014. The estimate was based on costs in four areas
The physician-led Infection Prevention and Control Canada (IPAC) says that not only is antibiotic resistance a $1-billion problem for the health industry every year, it's expected the price tag related to the issue will grow if action isn't taken now
Information from CIHI showed unintentional falls represented one-third of all injury and trauma-related ER visits in Canada in the 2016-2017 fiscal year. Of those visits, 152,504 resulted in hospital stays, which the institute says averaged two weeks
Recent surveys show millennials are less likely to have family physicians than people from other generations. In Canada, those aged 18–34 are most likely not to have family doctors, while in the U.S., 33% of millennials don’t have family doctors
Ongoing research by UBC estimates that patients who borrow money to buy prescription drugs are typically younger, with lower household incomes, chronic medical conditions and no insurance. Respondents aged 19-34 were 3.5 times more likely to borrow
Through an agreement between the federal and Alberta governments, and 11 First Nations communities, Indigenous children will receive access to healthcare products, services and supports without delay. Indigenous communities' healthcare is mainly
Pay parking at hospitals at Fraser Health's Surrey hospital has been a contentious issue and many indicated it's unfair to charge people in need of medical services or those who are there to support them. Estimates indicate removing paid parking will