Duck Mountain Ambulance bought by Aspen Paramedic Services
Duck Mountain Ambulance served Kamsack, Norquay, Watson and areas. Before the acquisition, Aspen Paramedic Services served Canora, Preeceville and area.
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Negligence, bias blamed in death of elderly Indigenous woman at Grace Hospital
A dollar amount for damages is not given in the statement of claim, but it says the plaintiff is now seeking “general, special, exemplary and punitive damages to be determined by the court, as well as court costs and damages under the Fatal Accidents Act.”
Nursing union calls for better security after scary incident in Selkirk’s hospital
RCMP responded to a complaint at the Selkirk Regional Health Centre that a male, possibly armed, was causing a disturbance.
Manitoba takes first steps in doctor retention
With $300,000 in newly allocated annual funding, programming will soon be underway to help support and mentor physicians during the first five years of their practice.
Nurse speaks out on dire working conditions at Thompson Hospital ER
The nurse claims the situation is seeing some patients in “unmonitored hallways” at the ER, and has them offering a bare minimum of care to many patients.
Province announces expansion of Loan Forgiveness Program for nurses
Nurses and nurse practitioners who have started employment in Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Yorkton, and the Battlefords on or after January 1, 2023, may eligible to receive up to $20,000 of Saskatchewan student loan debt forgiveness. Michael Oleksyn/ Prince Albert Daily Herald/ Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Disruptions in health care coincide with effects of climate change: former Sask cancer patient
Disruptions to our environment are indicators of the stressors we are seeing in our health, says environmentalist who survived cancer.
While some communities continue to struggle, one Sask. town finds health care success
Province declares new health care incentive as province and towns work to resolve issue.
Clinical trial in Sask. to help ovarian cancer patients make more informed decisions
The clinical trial is the first of its kind in Canada, and arguably the world, for providing greater evidence-based decision-making in tumour testing.
Health care lags, NDP says, as it again questions premier’s priorities
In the one week Rick Thompson has been at Royal University Hospital for sepsis, a side effect of his ongoing cancer treatment, he has had to move beds four times. On at least two of those occasions, he’s been woken up past midnight, bright lights beaming.
Thompson doesn’t live far from the hospital, but he said staying at RUH is his only option, because otherwise he won’t get the timely treatment he needs.
Negligence, bias blamed in death of elderly Indigenous woman at Grace Hospital
A dollar amount for damages is not given in the statement of claim, but it says the plaintiff is now seeking “general, special, exemplary and punitive damages to be determined by the court, as well as court costs and damages under the Fatal Accidents Act.”
Nursing union calls for better security after scary incident in Selkirk’s hospital
RCMP responded to a complaint at the Selkirk Regional Health Centre that a male, possibly armed, was causing a disturbance.
Manitoba takes first steps in doctor retention
With $300,000 in newly allocated annual funding, programming will soon be underway to help support and mentor physicians during the first five years of their practice.
Nurse speaks out on dire working conditions at Thompson Hospital ER
The nurse claims the situation is seeing some patients in “unmonitored hallways” at the ER, and has them offering a bare minimum of care to many patients.
Province announces expansion of Loan Forgiveness Program for nurses
Nurses and nurse practitioners who have started employment in Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Yorkton, and the Battlefords on or after January 1, 2023, may eligible to receive up to $20,000 of Saskatchewan student loan debt forgiveness. Michael Oleksyn/ Prince Albert Daily Herald/ Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Disruptions in health care coincide with effects of climate change: former Sask cancer patient
Disruptions to our environment are indicators of the stressors we are seeing in our health, says environmentalist who survived cancer.
While some communities continue to struggle, one Sask. town finds health care success
Province declares new health care incentive as province and towns work to resolve issue.
Clinical trial in Sask. to help ovarian cancer patients make more informed decisions
The clinical trial is the first of its kind in Canada, and arguably the world, for providing greater evidence-based decision-making in tumour testing.
Health care lags, NDP says, as it again questions premier’s priorities
In the one week Rick Thompson has been at Royal University Hospital for sepsis, a side effect of his ongoing cancer treatment, he has had to move beds four times. On at least two of those occasions, he’s been woken up past midnight, bright lights beaming. Thompson doesn’t live far from the hospital, but he said staying at RUH is his only option, because otherwise he won’t get the timely treatment he needs.