N.L. might have enough ventilators, but union worried it s short on people to operate them
As the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients rises, so too does the need for respiratory therapists. But one union says those key medical people are already stretched thin.
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Posted: Feb 25, 2021 7:27 PM NT | Last Updated: February 26
Hospitalizations could rise as a result of the recent B117 outbreak, and respiratory therapists are worried about a worst-case scenario.(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)
Corner Brook hospital advocate furious over broken PET scan promise
Gerald Parsons is fuming that the Liberal government is backing away from a promise made when the party was the Official Opposition to provide state-of-the-art multimillion-dollar scanning equipment in the new hospital being built in the city.
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Opposition Liberals committed in 2014 to installing equipment in new hospital but now say there s no need
Posted: Jan 08, 2021 12:12 PM NT | Last Updated: January 8
Gerald Parsons is the co-chair of a Corner Brook committee that advocates for better health-care services on Newfoundland s west coast. (Colleen Connors/CBC)
No new cases of COVID-19 in N.L. as province keeps eye on new vaccine shipment
There are no new cases of COVID-19 being reported in Newfoundland and Labrador on Wednesday, as the province s vaccination plan continues to roll out.
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The first doses of the Moderna vaccine will be sent to Happy Valley-Goose Bay to be distributed to isolated communities on the north coast of Labrador. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine continues to be limited to the Health Sciences Centre in St. John s as the inoculation site, due to manufacturer restrictions.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
There are no new cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador on Wednesday, as the province s vaccination plan continues to roll out.
1 new case of COVID-19 in N.L., as Health Department warns of outbreaks at 2 work camps in B.C.
There is one new case of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador, the province announced Tuesday, making for a total of 29 active cases as the vaccine plan continues to roll out.
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Posted: Dec 22, 2020 2:31 PM NT | Last Updated: December 22, 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador reported one new case of COVID-19 on Tuesday. (Brian Snyder/Pool/Associated Press)
Our lucky number is 13: How coming last on COVID put N.L. on top
Newfoundland and Labrador has ranked last among the provinces and territories for incidence of COVID-19, compared to relative population. As John Gushue writes, that s an enviable place to be as a vaccination program kicks into gear.
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N.L. s status is the envy of other jurisdictions, as a national vaccination program kicks into gear
Posted: Dec 19, 2020 6:00 AM NT | Last Updated: December 19, 2020