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ALEX LUPUL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Sadly, no, we haven t been able to arrange a time that works for Minister Stefanson. We ve given the minister a number of opportunities to meet and certainly are completely open to meeting with her at her convenience, Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu said.
In the aftermath of an intensive-care staffing crisis that forced Manitoba to transfer some COVID-19 patients out of province, Health Minister Heather Stefanson is too busy to meet with her federal counterpart during a visit to Winnipeg.
In the aftermath of an intensive-care staffing crisis that forced Manitoba to transfer some COVID-19 patients out of province, Health Minister Heather Stefanson is too busy to meet with her federal counterpart during a visit to Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG Manitoba s official opposition is calling on the government to increase nurses and other health-care staff in intensive care units throughout the province. This comes after the NDP said they received a report from Manitoba s health minister, which shows there is a 25 per cent vacancy rate of nurses in Manitoba s ICUs. For the past year and change, we have been living with public health restrictions that we were told were to buy us time to strengthen our health-care system. Now, even as we look ahead to a reopening, we see there are still many, many positions empty in the ICU, said Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew.
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New data shows Manitoba hospitals were grappling with a 25 per cent vacancy rate among intensive care unit nurses when they were forced to ship a number of severely ill COVID-19 patients out of province for care.
New data shows Manitoba hospitals were grappling with a 25 per cent vacancy rate among intensive care unit nurses when they were forced to ship a number of severely ill COVID-19 patients out of province for care.
As of May 30, Manitoba was reporting nearly one quarter of full-time equivalent critical care nursing positions were unfilled, according to information provided by Health Minister Heather Stefanson to the NDP and shared with media Wednesday.
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The organization is calling for a three-pronged plan to address the backlog of 39,000 surgeries, 44,000 diagnostic tests and 32,000 other procedures they disclosed last month. This plan would set a target date for the backlog to be cleared, the province to provide proper resources which include the formation of a task force, and for more regular reporting.
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“These are patients, these are Manitobans that are waiting, some in pain some who are suffering,” said Dr. Kristjan Thompson, president of Doctors Manitoba. “These aren’t just numbers, these are people.”