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The organization is calling for a three-pronged plan to address the backlog of 39,000 surgeries, 44,000 diagnostic tests and 32,000 other procedures they disclosed last month. This plan would set a target date for the backlog to be cleared, the province to provide proper resources which include the formation of a task force, and for more regular reporting.
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“These are patients, these are Manitobans that are waiting, some in pain some who are suffering,” said Dr. Kristjan Thompson, president of Doctors Manitoba. “These aren’t just numbers, these are people.”
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Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson along with Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration Minister Wayne Ewasko and Economic Development and Jobs Minister Ralph Eichler announced new nursing program today at the Manitoba Legislature n Winnipeg Thursday.
Plans to increase nursing school enrolment and make it easier for internationally trained nurses to work in Manitoba could add 400 nurses by 2023, the provincial government said Thursday.
Plans to increase nursing school enrolment and make it easier for internationally trained nurses to work in Manitoba could add 400 nurses by 2023, the provincial government said Thursday.
The province announced it will spend $7.5 million to boost nursing education and add 400 seats to nursing schools. Another crop of nurses who have nursing training from other countries could be helped by additional funding devoted to cut red tape and help them get licenced to work here.
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Carrie McKinnon has been waiting for a knee replacement for nearly two years. Every day, she checks the province s latest COVID-19 hospitalization numbers, excited to see them decline, wondering when there will be hospital space for her.
Carrie McKinnon has been waiting for a knee replacement for nearly two years. Every day, she checks the province s latest COVID-19 hospitalization numbers, excited to see them decline, wondering when there will be hospital space for her. Every time the phone rings, I jump, like, Is it going to be today? she says.
WINNIPEG Manitoba s health-care system has felt the brunt of COVID-19 as many Manitobans have been hospitalized due to the virus, to the point where ICU patients had to be transferred to other provinces for care. It has also led to many surgeries being postponed. A new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows Manitoba was the only province to have significantly fewer surgeries during the second wave of the pandemic. The data accounts for a 29 per cent drop year-over-year from 2019, while the Canadian average was just a four per cent decrease. Doctors Manitoba is calling for action from the provincial government as 110,000 procedures were delayed, including 39,000 surgeries.
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