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ER Mismanagement Can Be Fatal

Lengthy waits, failure to adapt cause morbidity and mortality In Brief: – A Winnipeg man died after waiting 34 hours at HSC – Too many people are using ERs for…

Media Advisory: Minister to Officially Open Happy Valley-Goose Bay Satellite Dialysis Unit

Health and Community Services Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs September 30, 2008 The Honourable Ross Wiseman, Minister of Health and Community Services, will be joined by the Honourable John Hickey, Minister…

2nd Annual HIV/AIDS & HCV Conference – “In the Spirit of the Family” – Call for Abstracts

February 11 and 12, 2009 Parkland Inn – 100 Broadway St. East Phone: (306)783-9781 or Toll Free: 1-800-667-1585 Yorkton, SK Who should attend? Front line workers, professionals, students, youth, people…

Warning From Campaign 2000 to Federal Parties: High Child Poverty Rates Threaten Social Fabric of Canada’s Cities

Toronto, Ontario –(Sept. 29, 2008) – Citing disturbing census data on high child and family poverty rates in major Canadian cities, the national anti-poverty coalition, Campaign 2000, today urged all…

Yukon to Host Follow-Up FASD Conference

FOR RELEASE #08-234 September 26, 2008 WHITEHORSE – The Department of Justice will host a Yukon roundtable on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) this October, Justice Minister Marian C. Horne…

Pressing Health Care Issues Shut Out of Federal Election Campaign – Physiotherapy Association Questions Political Will to Spend New Money on Old Problems

TORONTO, Sept. 25 – A recent poll indicated that Canadians have identified health care as one of their top concerns in this election. However, the leaders of Canada’s major political…

Neskantaga First Nation Rebuilds Recreation Centre

News Release September 25, 2008 – 155 McGuinty Government Invests In Healthier Community NEWS The Neskantaga First Nation will have a new focal point for social and economic activity in…

Ottawa Dermatologist Honoured by Ministry of Health and Social Services in Iqaluit

OTTAWA, Sept. 23 – Dr. Robert Jackson, of the Division of Dermatology, University of Ottawa, and former president of the Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA), was honoured for over 10 years…

Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Contributes $1 Million to Cornwall Community Hospital Renovation Project

Seskehko:wa / September 22, 2008 Akwesasne, ONTARIO — The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) announced that it has made a substantial contribution to ensure that Akwesasne community members will continue…

Rural B.C. Communities get Better Doctor Coverage

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release 2008HSERV0087-001422 Sept. 19, 2008 Ministry of Health Services B.C. Medical Association CHASE – More than 60 rural communities in British Columbia are set to benefit…

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