N.B. news: Family worried about ER waiting room
Darrell Mesheau died in the early morning hours of July 12, 2022 after sitting for almost seven hours in the waiting room at the Dr. Everett Chalmers hospital emergency department in Fredericton.
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Darrell Mesheau died in the early morning hours of July 12, 2022 after sitting for almost seven hours in the waiting room at the Dr. Everett Chalmers hospital emergency department in Fredericton.
New Brunswick doctors, nurses, psychologists, nurse practitioners and other healthcare professionals have come together to create a plan to help the province’s ailing care system.
Vitalite Health Network’s CEO agrees private agency nursing contracts should be questioned, but says they were a necessary measure that has saved lives.
While provincial and territorial premiers agreed to a federal health-care funding deal Monday, not all of them are thrilled with what the feds put on the table. New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs made his discontent with the federal offer known ahead of the announcement of its approval.
With sickness on the rise everywhere this winter, New Brunswick's Liberal party asked government what exactly it is doing to help keep people out of emergency rooms.