November 29, 2018 – Data released today by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) revealed a drastic, 25% improvement in the total time spent in Winnipeg emergency departments for patients admitted to hospital. Winnipeg is now better than the Canadian average in this regard.
November 7, 2018 – The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) today announced $3.2 million in funding for additional Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) nursing resources to address the sustained increase in patient volumes seen at both Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg and St. Boniface Hospital over the past year.
October 30, 2018 – Continuing to put patients first and improve safety for all, HSC Winnipeg will begin to better control access to the hospital by public and visitors after 8:30 p.m. On a trial basis, after-hours visiting to adult medicine, surgery, rehab and addictions inpatient care units will be limited. Adult and Children’s Emergency departments (EDs) will remain open-access 24/7.
October 23, 2018 – Wait times for emergency and urgent care departments across the Winnipeg health region have been improving since the initiation of the Healing Our Health System transition plan, in April 2017.
September 11, 2018 – The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) provided information today on labour adjustment activities that will support Phase II of the region’s Healing our Health System plan.
June 13, 2018 – A Walk-In Connected Care clinic opening at Concordia Hospital next summer will provide access to care for area residents in need of same-day health-care services, Health, Seniors and Active Living Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced today.
May 31, 2018 – Building on the success achieved through the first phase of the Healing our Health System plan, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) today announced details and timelines for the implementation of the next phase of health service consolidation designed to improve wait times and access to timely care for patients.
May 24, 2018 – A new state-of-the-art emergency department will open at Grace Hospital on Tuesday and is expected to treat 35,000 patients this year, Premier Brian Pallister announced today.
May 1, 2018 – The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) announced today that an extensive audit has confirmed a breach of the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA). A nurse with access to the emergency department information system (EDIS) for their work at one site accessed information inappropriately while working at Grace Hospital outside of the emergency department.
April 17, 2018 – The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) today released preliminary year-end wait times for 2017/18, showing an overall 16 per cent improvement in wait times since the region began implementing consolidation strategies in October 2017.
