A Labrador woman is sounding the alarm on accessibility barriers in this province. Dawn Letto is calling for better support for disabilities of all sizes. That’s after she noticed in May that the adult change table aboard the Qajaq W. was gone. Five months later, Letto is hoping people will realize why this issue deserves […]
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Due to human resource challenges, the emergency department at the U.S. Memorial Health Centre in St. Lawrence will be closed from Monday, August 14 at 8:00 a.m. to Monday, August 21 at 8:00 a.m. Patients with a medical emergency who require an ambulance should call 911. Anyone who feels they have a serious or urgent […]
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There are some changes to the hours of operation for urgent care services at the Dr. William H. Newhook Community Health Centre in Whitbourne this week. During this week, urgent care services will be available on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There is a limited number of same-day appointments available […]
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A new variant of COVID-19 has made its way to the province, but the Department of Health and Community Services says there’s no indication the EG.5 variant is any more severe than other variants.The EG.5 variant which has been detected in Canada since May, is a ‘variant under monitoring’ by the World Health Organization, with […]
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More than 40 physicians have agreed to work in Newfoundland and Labrador since the start of the fiscal year (April 1, 2023), including in hard-to-fill areas such as Bonavista, Burin, Carbonear, Clarenville, Grand Falls-Windsor, Fogo Island and Twillingate. Additionally, during the same period the Department of Health and Community Services and NL Health Services have […]
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