Posts By: kwong

The province and the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) have reached a tentative four-year agreement that would, if ratified, strengthen the quality, access and timeliness of health care while providing a predictable physician services budget. The tentative agreement contains annual increases…

The federal government has announced $382 million in new funding to implement Jordan’s Principle —  the rule adopted by the House of Commons in 2007 ensuring equal access to health care and social services for First Nations children. The money will fund the Liberal government’s…

Apple wants to encourage millions of iPhone owners to register as organ donors through a software update that will add an easy sign-up button to the health information app that comes installed on every smartphone the company makes. CEO Tim…

The Government of Canada is committed to supporting Manitoba First Nations communities overcome the difficulties they are facing with respect to social conditions and health. Today, after visiting First Nations communities in Manitoba, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health,…

Blood donation clinics are ditching the paper registration form that currently needs to be filled out every time a donor visits. Starting July 4, donors will be able to fill out their registration at home, ahead of their visit. Or…

The origins of Canada’s medicare system were celebrated in Swift Current thanks to the efforts of a local history buff who noted July 1 was the 70th anniversary of Health Care Region No. 1 in Saskatchewan. “[The history is] very much overlooked,”…

Ontario is investing up to $358 million to give patients faster access to high-quality care at Etobicoke General Hospital. The project includes four new storeys and 250,000 square feet of new space for the services needed most by the community,…