COLUMN: Creating opportunities in healthcare at home
The following is Premier Tim Houston’s column for May as submitted to The Laker News and other media. One of our greatest challenges is making sure there are enough healthcare…
Dartmouth General Hospital unveils first-ever MRI suite
DARTMOUTH: The Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation officially cut the ribbon to open its new MRI Suite. The suite is a 1,100 square foot space that houses a new 1.5T MRI…
N.S. NDP: Houston government must commit to keeping health care public
From a release HALIFAX: The N.S. NDP say as walk-in clinics close and Nova Scotia’s family practice wait list surpasses 15 per cent of the population, the government under Premier…
Australian paramedics coming to Nova Scotia
HALIFAX: The province announced April 25 that it will welcome 30 new paramedics in 2024-25 following Nova Scotia’s first in-person healthcare recruitment effort in Australia earlier this year. Michelle Thompson,…
COLUMN: Health homes, access options mean more care, faster
The following is a column sent to media by Premier Tim Houston’s office. When I talk to Nova Scotians about healthcare, I often hear two things: Nova Scotians are open…
Expanded programs support inclusion, diverse healthcare workforce
HALIFAX: Two community organizations in Halifax are expanding programs to better serve and support Halifax’s diverse healthcare workforce, with support from the Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment (OHPR) Community Fund.…
QEII Halifax Infirmary expansion underway
From a release: HALIFAX: Generations of Nova Scotians will have better access to healthcare as the largest healthcare construction project in Nova Scotia’s history gets underway. Work has started on…
MOST opens to nurses, applications open for other rebates
HALIFAX: Young Nova Scotian nurses can now apply for the More Opportunity for Skilled Trades (MOST) income tax refund. The program returns the provincial income tax paid on the first…
N.S. Liberal Party: More, Faster: Doctors leaving healthcare system at an alarming rate
From a Liberal Party N.S. release: HALIFAX: According to a freedom of information request, 31 family doctors left the Nova Scotia Health Authority in the first six weeks of 2024.…
Three Musquodoboit Valley-area groups receive support for community-led healthcare recruitment
MUSQUODOBOIT VALLEY: Three community groups in the Musquodoboit Valley area are launching new projects to recognize their healthcare workers and attract more. The community groups are being supported by funding…