August 16, 2021 – Most of us don't like to think about placing ourselves or a loved one into a personal care home (PCH) or long-term care facility, so it comes as no surprise that it's a process often avoided until every feasible alternative has been exhausted.
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Pandemic places Public Health experts on centre stage
August 9, 2021 – Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, public health physicians have been brought to the front of the stage regionally, nationally, and across the world. Once largely unknown by the people they serve, public health physicians such as Drs. Theresa Tam, Brent Roussin, and Bonnie Henry have become household names providing expertise, steadfast leadership, and calm guidance throughout this public health crisis.
Concerns about the health-care system? Help is a call or email away
August 3, 2021 – Whether we're trying to get a quick answer to a simple question, share a concern, or just looking for an opportunity to provide some constructive feedback, most of us have run into a large organization that just doesn't seem to care about what we have to say.
Access to health services in French is more than just a right
July 26, 2021 – When it comes to the desire to maintain good health (bonne santé), health-care professionals and the people they serve are on the same page. Sometimes, however, they don't speak the same language, and that can be a challenge that requires action far beyond a blasé shrug of the shoulders and a "C’est la vie".
ACCESS Centres offer “one-stop shop” for health, social services needs
July 19, 2021 – If you had to go to separate stores for every item on your grocery list, I'm betting it wouldn't take long before you screamed, "There has to be a better way!"
Vaccination changes the landscape for hospital, PCH visitors
July 5, 2021 – The role and value of visitation in healing has long been recognized in health care. When COVID-19 required hospitals, personal care homes, and other health centres around the world to reconsider their visitation principles in the wake of a deadly and highly contagious virus, it changed the way visits occurred and prevented most in-person interactions with visitors.
Public input continues to inform WRHA policy
June 28, 2021 – Health care is a broad and challenging mandate, especially in the midst of a pandemic. Even before the arrival COVID-19, however, hospitals and regional health authorities across the province were faced with tough decisions aimed at providing quality services.
Innovative new medication review process improves lives of chronically ill patients
June 22, 2021 – Innovation in health care isn't limited to new cures and technologies. Often, it occurs with the simple realization, “We can do better.”
Coordination amid chaos: emergency planning key to ongoing delivery of health care in emergencies
June 15, 2021 – Manitoba is no stranger to emergency situations or to mobilizing a response to rapidly changing circumstances. Within the health system, whether a flood, forest fire, pandemic or any other potential threat, the details of any emergency response will vary to ensure ongoing access and availability of health services.
Message from WRHA CEO on Kamloops residential school victims
June 1, 2021 – As many of you have likely heard, late last week, the remains of 215 children were discovered on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, following a survey by the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation.
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