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Sask turns down $2 million donation for MRI

September 20, 2023


Elaine WalkomESTEVAN, Sask. – A Saskatchewan philanthropist says she is “dumbstruck” after the provincial government passed on a $2-million donation that would bring a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine to Estevan, Sask. In March of this year Elaine Walkom (pictured), a businesswoman from Estevan, Sask., wrote to then-provincial health minister Paul Merriman offering to buy the machine and train two technicians to operate it at St. Joseph’s Hospital. The province declined the offer. Read More

CIHI issues report that projects supply of physicians

September 13, 2023


Deborah CohenTORONTO – In collaboration with the federal, provincial and territorial governments, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is building robust projection models around physician supply and demand. This month, CIHI released its report called Factors impacting the number of physicians practising in Canada over 20 years. Read More

Public losing hope in quality of health system: survey

August 23, 2023


Dr Kathleen RossOTTAWA – Despite bolstered federal investments in health and a firm commitment by provincial and territorial leaders to fix healthcare, a survey conducted by the Angus Reid Institute indicates that Canadians are losing hope that the system is getting the attention it urgently requires. Only one quarter of Canadians (25%) are optimistic about improvements in healthcare in the next two years. Read More

OBIO to invest nearly $10 million in advanced tech

August 2, 2023


Maura Campbell TORONTO – The Ontario government is investing up to $9.7 million to support a project by the Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO) that will help Ontario companies in the life sciences sector adopt and develop critical technologies, such as 5G, ethical artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, cybersecurity, quantum and robotics. These critical technologies will improve the sector’s competitiveness worldwide and ensure that Ontario remains a leader in life sciences innovation. Read More

BC to provide DI reports on patient portal

July 19, 2023


Doctors of BCVICTORIA – British Columbia patients will no longer have to wait to see their doctors for diagnostic imaging results, and instead will soon be able to access their diagnostic imaging reports through the Ministry of Health’s Health Gateway website. The targeted implementation date is the end of July 2023, with reports to be published seven days after they are finalized. Read More

Peterborough grapples with mental health load

July 19, 2023


Michelle FerreriPETERBOROUGH, Ont. – The mental health crisis response unit at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre has experienced a 50 percent increase in caseloads while the hospital’s psychiatric intensive care unit has been overcapacity for 400 straight days. That’s what Peterborough-Kawartha MP Michelle Ferreri (pictured) learned after touring the Peterborough hospital this month with hospital president and chief executive officer Dr. Lynn Mikula. Read More

Alberta continues to look at health spending accounts

July 19, 2023


Nate GlubishEDMONTON – Alberta’s Premier, Danielle Smith, is continuing to explore the possibility of private, health spending accounts for citizens. This month, she issued a mandate letter to minister of Technology and Innovation Nate Glubish (pictured), outlining what she’d like to see his ministry produce for Albertans. Glubish has been instructed to “explore the feasibility of creating Alberta health spending accounts.” Read More

Ottawa invests $45 million in team-based care training

June 14, 2023


Dr Ivy OandasanMISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The federal government has announced an investment of $45.3 million in grant funding to the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine. These funds will spearhead “Team Primary Care: Training for Transformation”, an initiative designed to build the capacity of interprofessional, comprehensive primary care practitioners working in teams through improved training, retention and planning tools. Read More

NB spent the least per capita on public healthcare 

June 7, 2023


Stephane RobichaudMONCTON – According to the latest data from the Canadian Health Information Institute, New Brunswick spent less than all other provinces on public sector health spending per capita in 2020. However, it spent the third-highest amount on private-sector health spending in the country. Read More

BC announces plans for 4 new cancer care centres

May 31, 2023


Adrian DixVICTORIA, BC – British Columbians will get four new cancer care centres that can offer radiation treatment as the province gets ready for an increase in cases of age-related cancers. Health Minister Adrian Dix (pictured) said that new cancer care centres will be opening in Kamloops, Nanaimo, Surrey and Burnaby. Read More

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