Tag "Quebec healthcare system"
Support for English-speaking patients travelling to Quebec City for medical services
Patient Navigator Position Created To Support English-speaking patients Travelling to Quebec City for Medical Services Quebec City, Quebec, March, 2018– A group of community-based organizations, under the umbrella of the
Statistics Canada to examine the health of Quebec City residents
Some residents in the Quebec City area will soon take part in an important survey. Ottawa, March 12, 2018 — Approximately 500 households will be randomly selected to participate in
Love letter from medical residents to health system care personnel
MONTREAL, Feb. 14, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – “On this Valentine’s Day, the Fédération des médecins résidents du Québec wishes to send a message of support and encouragement to its members,
Financial incentive for Quebec surgeons to get to work on time
Quebec’s health minister says he is “scandalized” that surgeons and anesthesiologists get bonuses just for arriving at work by 8 o’clock in the morning. But Gaetan Barrette said Friday he
Shriners Hospitals for Children – Canada Launches new social media platform for young patients
Upopolis, powered by TELUS, helps kids in hospital find medical information and stay safely connected to family, friends and other patients MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – Nov. 2, 2017) – Today, Shriners
More than 600 cases of doctor-assisted death in Quebec in 2016-17
MONTREAL — Quebecers are increasingly asking about having the province’s doctor-assisted suicide law expanded, the woman behind the legislation said Thursday. Veronique Hivon of the Parti Quebecois said “a lot
Montreal’s new French-language superhospital preps for major patient transfer
Montreal’s new French-language superhospital is prepping for the first of three major patient transfers on Sunday. The vast operation will see patients moved from Saint-Luc hospital to the newly-built Centre
Quebec to offer overdose-reversal drug naloxone free of charge in pharmacies
MONTREAL — A drug used to reverse the effect of fentanyl overdoses will be offered free of charge in Quebec pharmacies. The move comes as the number of such overdoses
Presence of E. coli prompts boil water advisory in some Quebec communities
LONGUEUIL, Que. — A boil water advisory is in effect for thousands of residents in communities southeast of Montreal. The city of Longueuil issued the advisory as a precaution due
Man facing assault charges after nurse attacked at hospital
MONTREAL — A 25-year-old man is facing assault charges after allegedly trying to strangle a nurse at the Montreal General Hospital, police said Sunday. Montreal police spokesman Benoit Boisselle said
Authorities worried about cases of legionnaires’ disease in Quebec town
GRANBY, Que. — Quebec public health officials are trying to determine the source of contamination that is causing an abnormally high number of cases of legionnaires’ disease in a town
Doctors must help remedy opioid crisis in Canada, CMA meeting told
QUEBEC — Canada’s opioid epidemic isn’t a single crisis but a complex set of overlapping crises that will take multiple strategies to solve, a panel of experts told the annual
Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott urges doctors to help improve health of most vulnerable patient groups
QUEBEC — Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says Canada’s doctors have a major role to play in improving the health of the country’s most vulnerable populations, including those at risk
Quebec government hopes to offer abortion pill free, beginning this fall
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is hoping to offer free abortion pills later this year. “We believe women in this province do have a choice,” Health Minister Gaetan Barrette said
