Woman on three-year waitlist as province approves new MRI to reduce wait times
A St. John’s woman was stunned when she was scheduled for an MRI three years…
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Oral surgeon receives absolute discharge for assault charge
Dr. Louis Bourget, an oral surgeon charged with assault, received an absolute discharge in Supreme…
Nurses union sounds alarm on new information regarding province’s price tag for travel nurses
The Registered Nurses Union has received new numbers indicating the amount the province paid for…
Virtual ER at the Bonavista Peninsula Health Centre
A Virtual ER will be operating at the Bonavista Peninsula Health Centre from today to…
Auditor General to conduct performance audit of all health sector contracts
The Auditor General is conducting a performance audit of all health sector contracts. That’s after…
N.L. Health Services lifting masking requirements April 1 for people who pass self-screening
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is lifting masking requirements at its health facilities April 1…
Fighting the clock to recruit specialists at Corner Brook Hospital
With the new Corner Brook Hospital scheduled to open in just over two months, it’s…
Osborne defends no-poaching clause as more nurses share stories of being frozen out of public system
Health Minister Tom Osborne responded today to news that private agency nurses are being prevented…
Nurses’ Union finds contractual barriers for private agency nurses to return to public system
The NL Registered Nurses’ Union is raising new concerns about the use of private travel…
Ottawa announces $250-million health care deal with province
Canada’s health minister, Mark Holland, was in Corner Brook today to announce over $250 million…
Nurses’ union called government’s failures on collective agreement ‘slap in the face’
The province’s nurses’ union is demanding answers from government for what it calls a failure…
Police and MUN School of Pharmacy host community pill drop
The RNC and RCMP partnered Friday with MUN’s School of Pharmacy to host a community…
