Health

Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month (MUAM) is celebrated every October. What better time to focus on replacing our aging ultrasound machine. After almost 10 years and 10,000 scans the Aplio 500 is nearing its end. With an expected life span of around 7 years, this machine has been updated, upgraded and treated with tender loving care and has lasted for almost ...

Oct 17, 2024 at 08:32 The LDHC Acute Care Wing is in a respiratory virus outbreak. Masking is now required throughout the facility for all visitors and staff. Patients will continue to be supported by two essential caregivers. General visitors are not permitted at this time until further notice. There are no changes to Long Term Care visitation. Thank you ...

Traditional Territory of Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations & VICTORIA, BC, Sept. 18, 2024 /CNW/ – The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) apologized for its role, and the role of the medical profession, in past and ongoing harms to First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in the health system. In presenting the apology, CMA President Dr. Joss Reimer spoke of the CMA’s ...

Today, Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health, issued the following statement: “Brant County Health Unit has received laboratory confirmation of a human case of rabies in a resident of Brantford-Brant. The illness is suspected to have been acquired from direct contact with a bat in Ontario. To ensure privacy for the family, no further information about the individual will ...

Aujourd’hui, le Dr Kieran Moore, médecin hygiéniste en chef, a émis la déclaration suivante : « Le bureau de santé du comté de Brant a reçu la confirmation en laboratoire d’un cas humain de rage chez un résident de Brantford-Brant. On soupçonne que la maladie a été acquise à partir d’un contact direct avec une chauve-souris en Ontario. Afin de ...

Split the Pot Lottery is back with more winners than ever! From August 7 to September 18, this collaborative fundraising effort supports 62 participating hospitals across Ontario and offers players 64 total chances to win — 51 chances to win early bird prizes totaling $102,000 and 13 chances to win a split of the grand prize payout, estimated to be ...

Today, Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health, issued the following statement warning Ontarians not to consume certain recalled Silk® and Great Value brand plant-based refrigerated beverages as they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes: “On July 8, 2024, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced a recall that affects certain Silk® and Great Value brand plant-based refrigerated beverages ...

Aujourd’hui, le Dr Kieran Moore, médecin hygiéniste en chef, a publié la déclaration suivante pour aviser la population ontarienne de ne pas consommer certaines boissons végétales réfrigérées de marque Silk® et Great Value faisant l’objet d’un rappel, puisqu’ils peuvent être contaminés par la bactérie Listeria monocytogenes : « Le 8 juillet 2024, l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments (ACIA) a annoncé ...

Our Charity Golf Tournament is happening this Saturday, June 22. We are looking for 11 golfers to make it a sold out and super event. We need 2 teams of 4 and 3 individuals to complete a team. Great prizes, tasty snacks, delicious dinner and testing your golfing skills; all while supporting our local hospital. Everyone wins when you sign ...

As part of the 2017 Budget, Ontario plans to provide $9 billion in capital grants to support the construction of new hospital projects across the province. This will bring Ontario’s total planned investment in hospital infrastructure to more than $20 billion over the next 10 years. Premier Kathleen Wynne was at the Weeneebayko General Hospital today to announce that Ontario ...

Dans le cadre du budget 2017, l’Ontario prévoit affecter 9 milliards de dollars en subventions d’immobilisations afin de soutenir la réalisation de nouveaux projets hospitaliers aux quatre coins de la province. Cela portera le total des investissements qu’il prévoit effectuer dans l’infrastructure hospitalière à plus de 20 milliards de dollars au cours des dix prochaines années. La première ministre Kathleen Wynne ...

The Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) is outraged by recent reports from the Financial Accountability Office (FAO)1 and a Freedom of Information (FOI) request from the Canadian Press,2 which expose the disastrous failures of the Ontario Autism Program (OAP). Despite funding being doubled, the program still fails to deliver the bare minimum in services to the vast majority of autistic children and youth ...

The Board of Directors of Workplace Safety North has officially appointed Mike Parent, CRSP, CSP, as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Parent, who stepped into the interim role in September 2023, has now been confirmed in the position.   With a background as a paramedic, miner, mine rescue volunteer, and mining health and safety manager, Parent brings a wealth ...

Canada’s first independent medical university graduates 69 new physicians—its largest class yet—at ceremonies on May 24, 2024, in Thunder Bay and May 31, 2024, in Sudbury. “For me this is a poignant event,” says Dr. Sarita Verma, President, Dean, Vice-Chancellor, and CEO of NOSM University. “Not only is it my last time presiding over convocation in this role, but it ...

NOSM University is succeeding in its mission to help create a flourishing health workforce to serve Northern Ontario. The Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) has concluded its work for 2024. All 69 eligible NOSM University MD students were matched to residency programs. Critically, 38 of those students were matched to family medicine (55%)—the highest proportional rate in Canada. NOSM University ...