By Rachel MergenLa Crosse Tribune
WHITEHALL, Wis. — Rural health care is about to get an upgrade for about 20,000 residents in central Trempealeau County.
The new 68,000-square-foot, 31-bed Gundersen Tri-County Hospital, full of up-to-date technology and modern medical services, will open its doors to the public July 24.
The $51 million project, which will double the hospital’s patient capacity, also includes remodeling the existing 17,000-square-foot clinic.
The project was made possible with donations, federal funds and a large bond, said Gundersen Tri-County Hospital and Clinics administrator Joni Olson.
She said that the project is “a huge spend and a…
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BC promises $3-million to expand programs that partner police with health care workers
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BC Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Jennifer Whiteside did not provide a specific timeline for when the new programs would be running, but said she anticipated them in a ‘fairly short order.’DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
British Columbia is spending $3-million to expand a program that partners health-care workers with police in mobile teams to respond to mental health-related calls.
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said Monday that the program aims to connect people in crisis to the appropriate services in their community, while taking pressure off stretched police resources.
“Currently, police have been the…
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DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale Lowers Holdings in Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBRA)
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale reduced its stake in shares of Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBRA – Free Report) by 14.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company’s most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 142,998 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 24,479 shares during the quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale’s holdings in Sabra Health Care REIT were worth $1,594,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James & Associates grew its position in shares of…
Province adds three health teams in northeastern Ont.
The Ontario government has approved three new Ontario health teams in northeastern Ontario that will better connect people to care in their community.
In a news release Thursday, the province said Ontario health teams ensure people can move between health-care providers more easily with one patient record and one plan that follows them wherever they go.
The three new Ontario health teams are located in Cochrane (serving Chapleau, Cochrane, Matheson, Iroquois Falls, Hearst, Hornepayne, Missinabie, Kapuskasing, Smooth Rock Falls, and Timmins); Sudbury (serving Greater Sudbury and Sudbury East, Espanola, Manitoulin, Elliot Lake, and surrounding areas); and, Timiskaming (serving the Timiskaming…
Should You Invest in the First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX ETF (FXH)? – July 14, 2023
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New health teams to fill gaps in care for northeastern Ontario
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Northeastern Ontarians will get quicker, easier access to healthcare following the announcement of three new Ontario health teams, the province’s health minister said during a press conference at St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Center in Sudbury on July 13.
Published July 14, 2023 • 3 minute read
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones, who spoke during a press conference at St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Center in Sudbury on July 13, is promising “quicker, easier access to healthcare” for residents of Northeastern Ontario. BEN LEESON/POSTMEDIA NETWORK jpg, TD, apsmc
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Premiers to discuss infrastructure, public safety, affordability and health care recruitment at upcoming meetings
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Provinces and territories are no longer squarely focused on demanding more funding from the federal government for health care, said Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson. Canada’s premiers will meet in Winnipeg this week.JOHN WOODS/The Canadian Press
Editor’s note: A previous story said all provinces have accepted the federal government’s health care funding, but Quebec has not.
Canada’s premiers will meet in Winnipeg this week with a focus on issues such as infrastructure, public safety and affordability, but without the aggressive push for more health care funding that dominated last year’s talks.
Instead, the 13 premiers attending…