Central Heath News Today

Report: Fewer people enrolled, about half never seek care from hospital district.

Central Health says Ascension is failing to provide care for low-income residents. But Ascension claims Central Health's program is overenrolled and underfunded.

Critics say the hospital district isnt providing enough oversight over how the funding it disperses is being spent.

Newfoundland and Labrador reported 46 cases of the virus on Friday, some of which are the quickly spreading Omicron variant. Presumptive cases of the variant have surfaced in the Eastern and Central Heath regions of Newfoundland.

Dec 18, 2020 2:18 PM Newfoundland and Labrador have five new confirmed cases of COVID-19. Three of the cases are in Central Heath and are all travel-rated. They include a woman between the ages of 20 and 39, a man in his 40s and a male below the age of 19. The other two cases are in the Eastern Health region. One is a man in his 40s and is travel-related. The other is a man between the ages of 20 and 39, the source of which is under investigation. There are 27 active cases in the province, o...