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 7, 2018 – Targeted to clients being discharged from in-patient units, emergency departments, urgent care or clinical assessment units, Rapid Response Nursing is a short-term home care service that supports a successful discharge home with prompt interventions that can help avoid any unnecessary returns to hospital.
May 7, 2018 – Grace Hospital nurse Julie Miller has been on the front lines of health-care system changes aimed at providing the right care, in the right place, at the right time. But her overall goal, and that of her colleagues, has remained the same.
May 7, 2018 – It’s only been a few months since the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority’s Priority Home program debuted, but it’s already making a difference in its clients’ lives and in the lives of the nurses it employs.
May 7, 2018 – Registered nurse and certified asthma educator Nancy Ross is proud to be part of a team helping children and families dealing with asthma and food allergies breathe a little easier and lead healthier, more active lives.
May 7, 2018 – As she was training in university to become a registered psychiatric nurse, Sara Wikstrom looked forward to the day when she’d be able to guide patients along the road to improved mental health. What she didn’t know was that she’d soon be working on the forefront of a new technology – repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, more commonly called rTMS – that’s yielding promising results in patients with mild to moderate depression.
March 30, 2018 – The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) and Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) today announced a new protocol for transferring patient care from paramedics to emergency departments that will take effect April 11, 2018.
January 31, 2018 – The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) today released an interim evaluation of the first three months of the region's phase one of clinical consolidation.
January 19, 2018 – The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is crediting recent consolidation efforts for the region's ability to manage an influx of lab-confirmed influenza cases that began in late December, while maintaining improved emergency department wait times.
January 9, 2018 – As demand on inpatient and critical care beds related to influenza remains high at Winnipeg hospitals, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) today confirmed that elective and non-emergency surgeries scheduled for this week will be postponed across the region.
