2023 News Releases

JANUARY
19 More Doctors Added to HSC Minor Treatment Clinic to Help Relieve Emergency Room Congestion
16 Expansion of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program Will Offer More Wraparound Supports for Sexual Assault Survivors
11 Health-Care Workers Invited to Participate in Online Engagement as Part of Listening Tour
11 Province Identifies Increases in Invasive Meningococcal Disease and Invasive Group a Streptococcal Infections
10 Manitoba Government Continues to Add Capacity to Overstretched Health-Care System With 36 New Beds at St. Boniface Hospital
DECEMBER
20 Manitobans Encouraged to Be Aware of Food and Product Recalls
15 Manitoba Stroke Patients to Benefit From Intensive Rehabilitation in New Dedicated Unit
7 Manitoba Government Delivers on Health Care, Affordability, Reconciliation During First Session
1 Manitoba Government Marks World Aids Day With Community-Led Hiv and Stbbi Treatment Initiatives
NOVEMBER
29 Manitoba Government Adding New Acute Care Beds Investment To Reduce Emergency Room Congestion at Grace Hospital
27 Manitoba Government Launches `Listening to The Front Lines' Health-Care Tour
24 Manitoba Government Takes Steps To Reduce Emergency Room Wait Times
21 Manitoba Government Presents Throne Speech Welcoming 'a New Day in Manitoba'
17 Manitoba Government Concludes The Work of Surgical Task Force, Takes Steps To Build Capacity in Manitoba
6 Premier Wab Kinew Takes Steps to Address Health-Care Retention and Affordability
OCTOBER
30 Manitobans Encouraged to Get Updated COVID-19, Seasonal Flu Vaccines
24 Statement From Premier Wab Kinew and Health, Seniors and Long-term Care Minister Uzoma Asagwara to Manitoba Health-Care Workers
16 Respiratory Virus Update Bulletin #3
6 Respiratory Virus Update Bulletin #2
SEPTEMBER
19 Respiratory Virus Update Bulletin #1
AUGUST
3 Manitoba Government Provides New Incentives to Benefit 25,000 Health-Care Workers Under Health Human Resource Action Plan
2 Largest Health-Care Capital Investment in Manitoba History of $1.5 Billion Will Rebuild Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg Adult Bed Towers, Expand Bannatyne Campus
1 Manitoba Government Increases CT Scan Capacity in Swan River and Surrounding Communities
1 Manitoba Government Has Made Record Investments for All Health-Care Workers Through More Than $1.8 Billion in Compensation Increases
JULY
27 Manitoba Government Nearly Doubles Investment in Retention, Training and Recruitment of Health-care Providers
24 Manitoba Government Targets Recruitment of 150 Family Physicians
21 Manitoba Government Adding 17 Clinical Psychologist Positions for Improved Access to Mental Health Care
20 Manitoba Government and Doctors Manitoba Reach Landmark Tentative Agreement
6 Manitoba Government to Support Specialized MRI at Cancercare Manitoba
JUNE
30 West Nile Virus Bulletin #1
27 More Than 300 Internationally Educated Health-Care Professionals Accepting Manitoba Job Offers
26 Province Advises Whooping Cough Outbreak Declared in Southern Health-Santé Sud
19 Manitoba Government Opens Fifth Operating Room at Concordia Hospital to Provide More Joint Replacement Capacity
12 Manitoba Government Establishes Joint Nursing Council to Pursue Improved Workplace Wellness
9 Construction Underway at the New Portage Regional Health Centre
7 Manitoba Government Invests Nearly $1.8 Million in Long-term System Capacity With Sleep Disorder Centre Agreement
5 Manitoba Government Invests $145 Million to Improve Access, Reliability of Health Services Across Manitoba's North
MAY
31 Manitoba Government Provides Patients With More Than 72,300 Additional Diagnostic and Surgical Procedures
26 Construction Underway for Expanded Cancercare Site in Russell
25 Manitobans Encouraged to Reduce Risk of Lyme Disease Through Prevention, Treatment
19 Province Reminds Eligible Manitobans to Get Second Dose of Mpox Vaccine
19 Manitoba Government Doubles CT Scan Capacity at Selkirk Regional Health Centre
18 Province Reminds Manitobans to Make Heat Health Part of Summer Planning
18 Manitoba Government's Construction on Selkirk Regional Health Centre Underway
15 Manitoba Government Commitment to Increased Surgical Capacity at Boundary Trails Health Centre Provides Care Closer to Home
11 Manitoba Government Expands Physician Supports by Reimbursing Licensing Fees
9 Manitoba Government's New Nursing Float Pool Supports Patient Care in Rural, Northern Communities
4 Manitoba Government Hires Nearly 900 New Health-care Providers Since November 2022
APRIL
30 Manitoba Government Supports Up to 20-bed Expansion of Grace Hospital ICU
28 Manitoba Government Announces Three New Operating Rooms for Bethesda Regional Health Centre in Steinbach
27 Manitoba Government Welcomes Auditor General Report on Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout
26 Manitoba Government Announces Wait Times Significantly Reduced at Spine Assessment Clinic
25 Manitoba Government Provides $1 Million to Support St. John Ambulance Capital Campaign
25 Manitoba Government Providing More Than $2.1 Million to Support Indigenous-led Mental Health and Addictions Programming Through Indigenous Reconciliation Initiatives Fund
24 Manitoba Government Reminds Manitobans to 'Catch Up With Confidence' as Part of National Immunization Awareness Week
19 Manitoba Government Reduces Diagnostic and Surgery Backlogs, Increases Focus on Building Health-System Capacity
11 Manitoba Government Providing $5-Million Boost to Surgical Care Staffing
5 Manitoba Government Expands Recovery Care Options for Hip and Knee Surgery Patients to All Manitoba Physiotherapy Clinics
MARCH
31 Manitoba Government Freezes Pharmacare Deductible Rates for Upcoming Benefit Year
29 Significant Expansion of Health-Care Centres in Brandon Underway
24 Manitoba Government Announces Members of Joint Task Force to Reduce Administrative Burdens on Physicians
23 Manitoba Government Expands, Enhances Pain Care Program
20 COVID-19 Bulletin #591
14 Manitoba Government Presents Legislative Amendments to Enhance Fairness of Registration Practices in Regulated Professions, Reduce Barriers to Labour Mobility
10 Manitoba Government Invests Nearly $3 Million to Reduce Pressure on Health Sciences Centre Emergency Department with New Clinic
10 New Amendments Enable Internationally Educated Doctors to Work in Manitoba Sooner
6 Manitoba Government Introduces Regulated Health Professions Amendment Act
1 Province Advises Manitoba Health Cards to Include Alphanumeric Characters
FEBRUARY
27 Manitoba Government Invests $2.1 Million for Practical Nursing Program in Neepawa
17 Manitoba Government Invests Over $123 Million in Nine Initiatives to Retain and Recruit Nurses
16 COVID-19 Bulletin #590
13 Manitoba Government Extends Clinic Hours, Adds 80 Physician-Training Seats
10 COVID-19 Bulletin #589
3 Manitoba Government Reducing Administrative Burdens to Enable Doctors to Strengthen Focus on Delivering Care
2 Province Expanding Access to In-Home Sleep Testing
JANUARY
25 Manitoba Government Advancing Recruitment of Internationally Educated Nurses
20 Manitoba Government Eliminates Pandemic Backlog for Ultrasound Testing
9 Manitoba Government Invests $6.6 Million to Create Innovative CAR-T Cancer Therapy Program at CancerCare Manitoba