Closing the gap
May 10, 2019 – Collaborative effort seeks to improve oral health outcomes for Indigenous children.
News
Measles risk higher in some Winnipeg neighbourhoods
April 19, 2019 – Recent reports of measles outbreaks on Vancouver Island, Montreal, Ottawa and New York may have many Winnipeg parents and health-care providers wondering: could the same thing happen here? The answer is yes.
Technical disruption causing communication challenges at Concordia Hip & Knee Institute
February 14, 2019 – A technical issue this week at the Concordia Hip and Knee Institute is currently impacting direct communication to staff and some of the programs at the Institute.
Nursing staff to increase at Winnipeg obstetrics units
January 28, 2019 – Winnipeg's two obstetrical units are receiving an additional $2.3 million annually to hire more baseline staff, to deal with an increase in the number of babies being born on the units.
WRHA cardiac services director named to Order of Canada
December 27, 2018 – The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and St. Boniface Hospital would like to congratulate Dr. Ross Feldman, the Medical Director of the WRHA’s cardiac services program, for his appointment to the Order of Canada.
Better health care sooner for intravenous clients as program launches centralized service in new location
December 18, 2018 – The Community Intravenous program (CIVP) has consolidated their service at Misericordia Health Centre (MHC). As part of the Healing Our Health System plan, the program relocated and began serving clients on November 28, 2018.
Mental health Centres of Excellence in Winnipeg will facilitate better health care sooner for patients
December 14, 2018 – Newly renovated mental health in-patient units at Victoria Hospital will welcome their first clients next week, representing a significant milestone in the planned reorganization of mental health services in Winnipeg.
More Manitobans to regain vision, mobility thanks to surgical funding announcement
November 22, 2018 – Today, the province announced it is spending an additional $5.3 million to reduce wait times for hip, knee and cataract surgeries. It is expected that the investment will result in an estimated 2,000 additional cataract surgeries next year, a 16 per cent increase.
Region spends $3.2 million to add more NICU nurses
November 7, 2018 – The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority today announced $3.2 million in funding for additional Neonatal Intensive Care 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.
Province announces Walk-In Connected Care clinic to open at Concordia Hospital
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.
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