Rural Healthcare

Hospitals have cited critical staff shortages for the closures and organizations representing doctors and nurses have noted that workers are burned out and leaving their roles after two years on the front lines of the pandemic.

The recent temporary closures of two Ontario emergency rooms and consolidation of staff at another have renewed concerns over the province's healthcare worker shortage, with doctors and nurses calling on the government to tackle the problem.

British Columbia's hospital system is "teetering'' and in need of more federal funding, Premier John Horgan said, as he addressed recent temporary ward closures at hospitals in rural communities.

Young leaders are not afraid to challenge the status quo and ask the question: “Could this be done differently?” Just because something has “always been done this way” doesn’t mean it is the best approach moving forward.

When Chris and Erin Briggs wake up tomorrow morning, they'll be celebrating their 38th wedding anniversary. And thanks to a simple twist of fate, it will also be the first day they won't have to go downtown to work in their drugstore.

The Liberal leader said he would make sure everyone has access to a family doctor or nurse practitioner within 24 hours regardless of where they live, something he characterized as a basic standard that wasn't being met.

Swoop, a portable MRI scanner created by Hyperfine in the U.S., can be wheeled to patients to perform the scan instead of the other way around.

A Facebook group showered the community's recently re-located family doctor with love and support. Since then, he's accepted an 11-week contract on the island, but will they be able to get him to stay?