News - Health Care

To ensure the province can respond to staffing challenges in the health-care system, the Manitoba government approved a $710-million special warrant.

Together, the governments of Canada and Manitoba are working to bring more health-care workers to the front lines, reducing wait times and delivering the best possible care to Manitobans.

At the third stop of the Manitoba government’s health-care listening tour, Premier Wab Kinew, Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Uzoma Asagwara and Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith met with rural health-care workers at the Selkirk Mental Health Centre to hear their experiences on the front lines.

A new provincially funded program to mentor and support physicians in the first five years of their practice will help Manitoba retain and recruit new doctors.

Manitoba public health officials are updating the routine immunization program to better protect infants and children from meningococcal disease with broader immunity that will help prevent serious outcomes from these infections.

The Manitoba government is adding more physician hours at the minor treatment clinic at Health Sciences Centre (HSC) Winnipeg in a four-week pilot project to help reduce wait times in the hospital’s emergency department.

The Manitoba government is following through on its commitment to listen to front-line health-care workers with the launch of an online survey and upcoming in-person conversations at numerous health-care facilities across the province.

Public health officials with Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care have identified a recent increase in the number of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) and invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections.

The Manitoba government is adding 36 new acute care beds at St. Boniface Hospital as part of a broader plan to reduce wait times in emergency departments and stabilize health-care capacity across Manitoba.

Manitoba stroke survivors will soon have access to specialized care and intensive rehabilitation tailored to individual needs, as the province’s acute stroke unit opens next week at Health Sciences Centre (HSC) Winnipeg.