Patients of Nova Scotia Health facilities in the Halifax Regional Municipality can now check in for some appointments online up to 30 minutes in advance. In-person registration will continue to be available. The types of appointments eligible for
The Active for Life program, which will eventually be offered in five N.S. communities, is meant to give people who've completed physical rehabilitation programs but aren’t ready to exercise on their own the tips and confidence needed to get started
The U.S. 988 mental health hotline will offer residents struggling with suicidal thoughts an easy-to-remember number that will connect them with mental health counsellors rather than police. Mental health advocates have been pushing for a similar
Since Sept., over two dozen surgeries were performed in the province using the da Vinci Surgical System. So far, the robots assisted with procedures involving the prostate, kidney and bladder, with Sask. expecting to expand use of the technology for
The Cultural Safety and Humility Standard (available for purchase) is designed to address Indigenous-specific racism in care delivery and to provide culturally safe services to First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples and communities in B.C. The
Amid a surge in children suffering from respiratory illness leading to wait times of up to 18 hours at the Alberta Children's Hospital (ACH) in Calgary, the province will install a heated trailer next to the ED ACH. The trailer will be used only when
Toronto-based MedWorks says its app connects consumers in Ont. with health service providers in their community, including paramedics, mental health practitioners, physiotherapists and medical spas. Users will have access to care coordinators to
The figures lead to believe recruiting new physicians is getting more expensive. The health network spent $8.3 million since 2019 on doctor recruitment, resulting in the hiring of 185 doctors, working out to $44,675 per hire. Since the beginning of
Ont.'s AG issued 15 value-for-money reports, including one on the province's COVID-19 vaccination program. She finds the government's rollout was uncoordinated and wasteful, pointing to a central intake system for booking appointments that took three
The Competition Bureau believes pro-competitive policies foster innovation and greater access to digital healthcare services. The federal enforcement agency finds digital health is underutilized in Canada, with only one-in-seven patients seeing their