Health-care workers warned again to steer clear of media
A Health Sciences Centre memo reminding staff that speaking to reporters is off limits is meant to help health-care workers not muzzle them and protect patient privacy, Shared Health said Monday.
A Health Sciences Centre memo reminding staff that speaking to reporters is off limits is meant to help health-care workers not muzzle them and protect patient privacy, Shared Health said Monday.
In fact, staff do not experience repercussions for speaking to media, a spokeswoman said.
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A memo with the subject line “Reminder: Only authorized spokespersons are permitted to speak to media” was circulated among some HSC staff recently.
WINNIPEG The site of the deadliest care home COVID-19 outbreak in Manitoba is now reporting no active COVID-19 cases among residents. Maples Personal Care Home, owned by Revera, announced on Friday that all residents at the home that had COVID-19 are now considered recovered. The care home said four staff members continue to have active cases, and they are currently isolating at home. “We continue to work closely with Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) officials, including Kathleen Klaasen, who is overseeing the administration of the home,” the company said in a statement. “We are maintaining pandemic outbreak protocols and infection control practices. All residents in the home are isolated in their rooms and are monitored closely for symptoms twice daily.”
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About 900 health-care workers in Manitoba will be the first to receive COVID-19 vaccines as a high-priority population, starting this week.
About 900 health-care workers in Manitoba will be the first to receive COVID-19 vaccines as a high-priority population, starting this week.
Kicking off the unprecedented immunization campaign, the province announced health-care staff must work in direct contact with patients and meet additional age-based criteria to be eligible for the first doses of the vaccine.
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Funding boost transforms West End drop-in centre into full-time safe space
West End Winnipeggers now have a 24/7 drop-in centre after years of hoping and trying for one.
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The WE24 drop-in space is in the Magnus Eliason Recreation Centre on Langside Street.(Google Street View)
West End Winnipeggers now have a 24/7 drop-in centre after years of hoping and trying for one.
The Manitoba government announced Friday that it will provide the Spence Neighbourhood Association annual funding of $300,000 to vastly expand the offerings at its current community drop-in space inside the Magnus Eliason Recreation Centre on Langside Street.