One year after a group of orthopedic surgeons began renting vacant operating rooms on Saturdays at an Ottawa hospital, the group is doubling the number of surgeries it performs there. The group already performed around 500 hip and knee surgeries and
The program provides province-wide access to counselling for loved ones of people who died by suicide or survived with significant injury or trauma. Services include referrals, counselling, navigation support, education and awareness for families and
B.C. established minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for different hospital settings and is investing $237 million to ensure they’re met. They include a minimum of one nurse for every four patients in adult medical and surgical units, 24 hours a day
Financial incentives to encourage more doctors to choose to practise in N.S. are now available in all areas of the province. Family physicians and specialists who want to establish full-time practices in the Central Zone can earn up to $75,000 in
By age 45, more than 80% of childhood cancer survivors will grapple with serious or life-threatening effects stemming from their treatments. These repercussions range from heart disease to colorectal and breast cancers. The study found the risk of
While the federal plan comes at a time when there's a shortage of dentists and dental assistants in the province, the New Brunswick Dental Society says 78% of its dentists aren’t interested in participating in the federal government’s dental plan
The app connects elders in his community with a driver who takes them to all kinds of healthcare appointments and offers translation support at appointments. Those behind the Madawaska Elder Initiative say the program improved healthcare outcomes for
A doctor opened the clinic in the Canterbury Community Centre near Meductic last spring, with the goal of offering care to people who needed quick access to a physician for minor ailments, routine screening and prescription refills. But within months
RiseUp: Kids Help Phone's Action Plan for Supporting Black Youth will expand e-mental health services to be more equitable, accessible and culturally informed. KHP says anti-Black racism and systemic racism create significant barriers when Black
A Sask. pilot program will see health clinics be independently operated, publicly funded and staffed by nurse practitioners (NPs). The program will expand the role of NPs throughout the healthcare system, and further opportunities to expand their