Health 2/2

Jun 131 min read

Updates Coming to Respiratory Activity Dashboard

The Department of Health and Community Services is making changes to the schedule of updates to the Respiratory Activity Dashboard, which...

Jun 121 min read

Government Encouraging Residents to Register for the Personal Health Record

The province is encouraging people 16 years of age and older to register for access to their personal health record through MyGovNL. The...

Jun 21 min read

New Western Memorial Regional Hospital Officially Opens

It's the dawn of a new era in healthcare in Corner Brook as the new Western Memorial Regional Hospital officially opens to the public at...

Jun 11 min read

Karen Stone Appointed Interim CEO of NL Health Services

Karen Stone has been appointed the interim Chief Executive Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services. Effective June 3, Stone...

May 221 min read

Provincial Government Signs Agreement with Federal Government to Help Residents Age with Dignity

Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, and Seamus O’Regan Minister of Labour and Seniors announced a bilateral agreement...

May 151 min read

Government to Lower Age for Recommended Breast Cancer Screening

The Provincial Government is lowering the age for recommended breast screening from 50 to include women between the ages of 40 and 49....

May 101 min read

NL Health Services Reports Pertussis Outbreak in Eastern Zones

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is advising the public of an outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough) in the eastern zones of the...

May 21 min read

NL Health Services to Outline Plans to Reduce Private Health-Care Staff

David Diamond, CEO of Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services and Debbie Molloy, Vice-President of Human Resources, NL Health Services,...

May 21 min read

Provincial Government Invests $550,000 to Support Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training

The Department of Health and Community Services has provided $550,000 in funding to the Canadian Mental Health Association to support...

Apr 191 min read

Contracts Awarded for Urgent Care Centres

The province has awarded contracts for two urgent care centres that will open in the St. John’s metro region. NL Health Services has...

Apr 51 min read

Government Providing Funding to U-Turn Drop in Centre

The provincial government has provided approximately $84,000 in funding to support mental health and addiction services offered through...

Mar 271 min read

Site Announced for New Deer Lake Regional Health Centre

The province has announced the site of a new regional health centre in Deer Lake. A building will be constructed within the new...

Mar 261 min read

Provincial and Federal Governments Sign Bilateral Agreement to Improve Health Care

There is a new federal-provincial agreement to invest almost $256 million to improve health care access and services in Newfoundland and...

Mar 221 min read

New Western Memorial Regional Hospital Opening June 2

The new Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook will be opening to patients and clients on June 2. The new, modern 164-bed,...

Mar 101 min read

Time change increases several health risks

We are back on Daylight Saving Time, losing an hour of sleep. Sleep expert Adam Spira, PhD, MA, a professor in Mental Health says, "The...

Feb 281 min read

Provincial Government Increasing Availability of Naloxone Kits

The province is increasing the availability of Naloxone Kits. These kits are available for anyone who uses opioids and family members,...

Feb 271 min read

AAHP Ratifies Collective Agreement

Members of the Association of Allied Health Professionals have ratified an agreement with the provincial government. The Association...

Feb 131 min read

David Diamond retiring as CEO of NL Health Services

David Diamond is retiring as chief executive officer of NL Health Services. From April 2022 to March 2023, Diamond was appointed to the...

Jan 181 min read

Government Launches the Personal Health Record

Next month there will be a new online service that will improve the way residents of the province access the health care system. The...

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