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Staff shortages kept operating rooms at High Prairie hospital closed for years

sarah10/07/2023 42 Views

When the $228-million regional hospital in High Prairie, Alta., opened in 2017, the provincial government hailed it as a state-of-the-art facility that would improve the lives of patients in the community.

But six years later, the operating rooms are empty.

According to the Alberta government, the High Prairie Health Complex surgical program has been on pause since 2020.

That leaves the northwest Alberta region of 15,000 people — including several First Nations and Métis Settlements — with a minimum 115-kilometer journey for emergency surgery or to deliver a baby in hospital.

The gap in health care around High Prairie, about

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BC Doctor Develops National Guide For The Greening Of Health Care

sarah08/07/2023 17 Views

A Kimberley-based physician, Dr. Ilona Hale, and a team of health care professionals, have produced a new resource, specifically aimed at clinicians called ‘Planetary Health for Primary Care’.

“It’s an online guide for healthcare providers meant to make the job of reducing our environmental impact in healthcare easier,” said Dr. hale. “The Planetary Health for Primary Care guide offers a new way to think about the problem and practical tips on incorporating solutions into everyday clinical practice.”

“I think a lot of people in health care are looking for ways to make a difference,” she said.

The guide outlines how

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US charges 78 people across 16 states in $2.5B healthcare fraud takedown – National

sarah05/07/2023 61 Views

The US Justice Department on Wednesday announced federal and local criminal charges targeting 78 defendants across 16 states as part of a law enforcement action involving $2.5 billion in alleged healthcare fraud schemes targeting elderly and disabled people, HIV patients and even pregnant women.

The cases range from allegations of falsely billing the federal Medicare insurance program for elderly and disabled Americans and paying illegal kickbacks, to the illicit diversion of expensive prescription medications and the improper dispensing of highly addictive opioid pain killers.

Among those facing charges include 24 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, as well as

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Halle Berry Bomb Pops – Maria Mind Body Health

sarah03/07/2023 33 Views

It’s my dear friend Halle Berry’s birthday on August 14th but with the 4th of July coming soon, I thought I must share my special recipe for Halle Berry Bomb Pops this month!

As many of you know, I had the great pleasure of making friends with the beautiful Halle Berry and she wrote the forward for my Sugar Free Kids cookbook!

I wanted to write a very special keto recipe for Halle Berry’s birthday so my boys and I created Halle Berry Bomb Pops which is a recipe found in my Sugar Free Kids cookbook!

Halle Berry is the

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Private Trust Co. NA Acquires Shares of 1,735 Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:RYH)

sarah24/06/2023 21 Views

Private Trust Co. NA acquired a new stake in Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:RYH – Get Rating) during the 1st quarter, according to the company’s most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investors acquired 1,735 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $506,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of RYH. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter worth $36,000. Hollencrest Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Invesco S&P

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BScN – North Bay News

sarah03/06/2023 37 Views

Responsibilities:
 Provide comprehensive nursing assessments with an understanding of the social determinants of health
 Complete triage of patients both in person and on the phone to aid in treatment decisions in relation to same day appointments, unscheduled care, and telephone calls from patients
 Provide general primary care nursing to patients in keeping with nursing standards

 Make appropriate hospital and community referrals and follow up as needed
 Participation in education of primary care nursing and physician assistant students
 Assist in to ensure smooth and efficient functioning of the clinic
 Work collaboratively with other clinic

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Alberta’s overtaxed health care system tops the list of challenges Danielle Smith will face

sarah01/06/2023 30 Views

Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party won a narrow victory following a bitter Alberta election campaign, and now must tackle a long list of problems, from health care to the economy to the environment, in a highly polarized province.

Potential solutions are expensive and could prove contentious, as the election revealed a stark urban-rural political divide. Ms. Smith held on as premier, but her party lost 11 seats, and its power is now concentrated outside the major cities of Edmonton and Calgary, where Rachel Notley’s New Democrats gained important ground. Ms. Notley emerged with Alberta’s largest-ever official opposition.

Danielle Smith’s UCP

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Parks save millions in health care costs, says UW study

sarah28/05/2023 33 Views

WATERLOO REGION — Among the benefits of urban parks are improved fitness, better mental health and reduced exposure to air pollution, says University of Waterloo professor Jeffrey Wilson.

And those three trends result in lower health care spending and increased feelings of well-being, said Wilson, who teaches in the school environment, enterprise and development.

Wilson and his research team studied the impact of a new park in downtown Peterborough called Quaker Foods Urban Park, which cost $6.4 million to build and opened last year. They concluded the new park, built on the site of a parking lot, produces benefits worth

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