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Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson said she has been working virtually for the last couple of weeks following a recent medical leave for surgery. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
Returning from a medical leave that lasted several weeks, Health Minister Heather Stefanson talked Thursday about her priorities moving forward and shared a bit of first-hand experience with the health-care system she oversees.
Returning from a medical leave that lasted several weeks, Health Minister Heather Stefanson talked Thursday about her priorities moving forward and shared a bit of first-hand experience with the health-care system she oversees.
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Carrie McKinnon has been waiting for a knee replacement for nearly two years. Every day, she checks the province s latest COVID-19 hospitalization numbers, excited to see them decline, wondering when there will be hospital space for her.
Carrie McKinnon has been waiting for a knee replacement for nearly two years. Every day, she checks the province s latest COVID-19 hospitalization numbers, excited to see them decline, wondering when there will be hospital space for her. Every time the phone rings, I jump, like, Is it going to be today? she says.
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On May 21, the province announced that Health Minister Heather Stefanson was undergoing a necessary medical procedure and deputy premier Kelvin Goertzen would serve as acting minister of health and seniors care. Stefanson has still not been given the go ahead by her doctor to return to work, a spokesman for the government said Monday. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Health Minister Heather Stefanson has still not been given the go ahead by her doctor to return to work, a spokesman for the government said Monday.
Health Minister Heather Stefanson has still not been given the go ahead by her doctor to return to work, a spokesman for the government said Monday.