April 18, 2024
Today, the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, announced that two urgent care centres will open in the St. John’s metro region. The new urgent care centres will create more timely access to urgent care and reduce strain…
April 18, 2024
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, will make an announcement related to increasing access to health care services on the northeast Avalon. The media availability will take place today (Thursday, April 18) at the former Costco…
April 12, 2024
The Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) is encouraging the public to ensure they are up to date with their vaccinations as the province is seeing an increase in cases of whooping cough (pertussis) across the province. Pertussis is a…
April 10, 2024
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, announced today approximately $245,000 in funding to support mental health services offered through the Strongest Families Institute. This program provides readily available services with a trained mental health coach for…
April 4, 2024
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, announced approximately $84,000 in funding to support mental health and addiction services offered through U-Turn Drop-In Centre. U-Turn Drop-In Centre provides peer support for people with substance use disorder across…
April 2, 2024
The Chief Medical Officer of Health is reminding Newfoundlanders and Labradorians of the importance of practicing eye safety when viewing the upcoming solar eclipse. On April 8, 2024, a solar eclipse will occur, visible over much of Canada, the United…
March 25, 2024
The Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and MHA for Humber – Gros Morne, will make an announcement related to health care tomorrow (Tuesday, March 26) in Deer Lake. The event will take place at 1:00 p.m….
March 25, 2024
The Provincial Government is offering a COVID-19 bivalent vaccine as a spring booster dose to specific populations identified by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization. These populations include: Adults 65 years of age and older. Adult residents of long-term care…
March 22, 2024
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, announced today that the second statutory review of the Personal Health Information Act is complete. The Department of Health and Community Services engaged INQ Consulting to assist with a statutory…
March 14, 2024
The Chief Medical Officer of Health is reminding Newfoundlanders and Labradorians of the importance of vaccination against measles. Measles is a highly infectious disease that can spread very quickly through unvaccinated or under-vaccinated populations. While most people who get infected…
