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
Hitch Health and ride-share company Lyft completed a year-long non-emergency medical transportation pilot in Minneapolis. The results show a significant decline in patient no-shows and increased revenue at the first clinic to employ the
The first dementia prevalence data from a large population of lesbian, gay and bisexual older adults was reported by researchers from University of California and Kaiser Permanente. They examined the prevalence of dementia among sexual minority
Researchers at the Ottawa Hospital unveiled an online calculator that determines an individual's risk for hospitalization or death as a result of heart attack or stroke. The tool bases its assessment on healthy living choices, including alcohol
This pilot project aims to improve access to emergency medical care in rural areas using a specially-equipped SUVs to allow a single paramedic to respond to an emergency and begin treatment when ambulances are dealing with high volumes. These units