The Pulse - Healthcare News & Views

11/20/2022

The union that represents nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador says some of its Corner Brook members have been warned they'll be reported to the provincial regulatory body if they don't accept mandated overtime.

11/20/2022

As Canada and other wealthy countries scramble to hire nurses from overseas, there are growing concerns that the exodus of health-care workers from developing countries will push their stretched medical systems closer to a crisis point.

11/20/2022

Dr. Yifei Shi, 35, admits that in 2016 she defrauded the Alberta government of $827,077 through false billings. The family physician has been ordered to repay Alberta Health and serve a four-year prison term.

10/25/2022

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10/25/2022

10/25/2022

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10/25/2022

We were just discussing this at work...its a good first step...

Hundreds of protection officers will be hired through provincial funding in an effort to improve workplace safety in health-care facilities, B.C.'s health minister announced Monday.

10/16/2022

On Tuesday morning a tweet was posted by the Manitoba Nurses Union saying 13 Grace Hospital nurses quit at the beginning of summer leaving the ICU "chronically short" on staff.

10/13/2022

Pretty bad when a nurse working in a hospital has to call 9-1-1 to get help...

Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue sent a crew to the hospital, and two firefighters worked in the emergency room for about 90 minutes on Saturday.

10/13/2022

Nurses are more and more using social media to post about their challenges and raise awareness of the staffing crisis felt nationwide.

On Tuesday morning a tweet was posted by the Manitoba Nurses Union saying 13 Grace Hospital nurses quit at the beginning of summer leaving the ICU "chronically short" on staff.

10/12/2022

The changing delivery of heathcare...

Certain services, including routine vaccine updates and cancer screenings, should be administered by dedicated facilities in order to free up appointments

10/12/2022

https://fortune.com/2022/10/11/what-is-xbb-variant-covid-singapore-immune-evasive/

"We’ve not seen this type of immune evasion before."

10/11/2022

Doctor accused of 'poisoning' IV bags charged with the murder of a colleague and for causing numerous medical emergencies in patient he treated.

Video played in court showed Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz placing an IV bag in a warmer outside of an operating room on August 19. Minutes later a patient suffered a h...

10/11/2022

I'll be following this trial - disturbing that someone who is supposed to care can become someone who kills.

Defendant accused of murdering seven babies allegedly said ‘trust me, I’m a nurse’ when interrupted

10/11/2022

How would you feel being cared for by a robotic nurse?

Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics, perhaps most famous for its humanoid Sophia who sold the first artwork created by a robot for $688,000, is pivoting to the h...

10/11/2022

The pandemic didn't cause the nursing shortage; it simply added fuel to an already raging fire.

10/11/2022

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10/11/2022

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10/11/2022

The health care system crises in Canada, the US and elsewhere is really a nursing crisis. Nurses have sustained a system with their bodies, minds, hearts and souls and COVID has gutted them and destroyed their passion for caring. Nurses are leaving the profession in droves and recruiting new nurses into a profession that promises short-staffed workplaces, indifferent management, lack of appreciation and above average compensation, abuse, bullying and violence....

The health care system crises in Canada, the US and elsewhere is really a nursing crisis. Nurses have sustained a system with their bodies, minds, hearts and souls and COVID has gutted them and des…

10/11/2022

Canada’s Healthcare – A Nursing Shortage Issue

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10/11/2022

Global News ongoing series 'CODE BLUE" examines the current Healthcare crisis in Canada Geriatric doctor or geriatrician concept. Doctor physician hand on happy elderly senior patient to comfort in hospital examination room or hospice nursing home or wellbeing county. Click on the link below to access the article:

Global News ongoing series ‘CODE BLUE” examines the current Healthcare crisis in Canada Geriatric doctor or geriatrician concept. Doctor physician hand on happy elderly senior patient t…