November 12, 2024
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable John Hogan, KC, Minister of Health and Community Services: Speaker, I rise in this honourable House to raise awareness about stuttering and how it affects the…
November 12, 2024
The Honourable John Hogan, KC, Minister of Health and Community Services, will be available to speak to media today to discuss nursing recruitment. Minister Hogan will be joined by Debbie Molloy, Vice President – Human Resources, Newfoundland and Labrador Health…
November 1, 2024
Dr. Pat Parfrey, Deputy Minister of Health Transformation, will present an update on the status of Health Accord NL at the Greater Corner Brook Board of Trade Keynote Luncheon on Monday, November 4. The luncheon will take place at the…
November 1, 2024
The Provincial Government has issued a request for information to community-based agencies to establish and operate sober living homes throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. Sober living homes, also referred to as recovery homes, are substance-free living environments that support people as…
October 25, 2024
The Department of Health and Community Services and NL Health Services are adding beds at health care facilities in Western Newfoundland to accommodate alternate level of care patients in the region. The Honourable John Hogan, KC, Minister of Health and…
October 7, 2024
The Provincial Government is today announcing the fall vaccination plan for influenza and COVID-19, which will commence Monday, October 21, 2024. Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Chief Medical Officer of Health for Newfoundland and Labrador will be available to media today, Monday,…
October 4, 2024
Today’s (Friday, October 4) health care announcements in Corner Brook and Deer Lake are postponed and will be re-scheduled. -30-
October 3, 2024
The Provincial Government has reached the next phase in the integration of ambulance services throughout the province as Medavie Health NL Inc. has been identified as the selected proponent to design, manage and operate a single, integrated road and air…
September 25, 2024
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, in collaboration with the Registered Nurses’ Union of Newfoundland and Labrador and NL Health Services, has launched an online survey to gather feedback from nurse practitioners working in the province’s health system. A survey…
September 24, 2024
A new hip fracture unit is being established at St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital, which will improve the way patients receive care while recovering from hip repair surgery. The new unit will help reduce the current surgical backlog and surgical wait…
