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Merritt major is worried for the safety of doctors and nurses driving many hours to fill in when hospitals are short-staffed
Published July 14, 2023 • Last updated 4 days ago • 3 minute read
Merritt Mayor Mike Goetz worries about the safety of doctors and nurses driving many hours to fill in when hospitals are short-staffed. Photo by Gordon Hoekstra /Postmedia News
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The major of Merritt said his level of frustration was nearing the boiling point after the small Nicola Valley Hospital was shut down last week for the…
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Southlake Regional Health Center facing a $9.55M deficit
The hospital reflects positively on year of achievements in the annual report, but says the funding gap remains an ongoing issue
Southlake Regional Health Center remains optimistic about its past year despite ongoing fiscal challenges that include an approximately $9.55-million deficit.
The fiscal numbers were released as part of its 2022-23 annual report July 13. The report highlighted many of the hospital’s successes but showed a gap between expenses and funding in the hospital’s $555-million budget for the year.
After having a slight surplus in 2021-22, treasurer Diana Brouwer reported that the loss of one-time funding put the hospital back…
Rosie O’Donnell shares updates on Madonna’s health
Rosie O’Donnell has shared an update on her longtime friend Madonna after the Queen of Pop was hospitalized due to a bacterial infection.
Last week, the pop icon was hospitalized after she was found to have a serious bacterial infection – leading to all of her upcoming ‘Celebration’ world tour dates to be cancelled. Madonna’s manager Guy Osears wrote in a statement that, despite staying several days in the ICU: “Her health is improving, however, she is still under medical care. A full recovery is expected.”
Later, TV multi-hyphenate Rosie O’Donnell shared an image of herself and Madonna whilst on…
Guelph Rotary Club donates $300,000 towards a youth mental health facility
‘This money is really about intervention and prevention…we’ve got all these services available so that if a youth does tip over, it’s a warm transfer,’ said Cyndy Dearden, former executive director of the Grove
GUELPH ‒ Access to mental health resources for local youth has become a little easier thanks to a significant financial donation from the Rotary Club of Guelph.
Donating $288,000 to The Grove Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario- Wellington Guelph during a celebratory event and luncheon, all money will go towards supporting the construction of a new youth wellness site on Woolwich Street, which will open in the…
Flights to LaGuardia paused, the FAA says. Smoky, hazy skies, health alerts for Long Island continue
The FAA paused flights bound for LaGuardia Airport Thursday morning, as haze and smoke from Canadian wildfires continued to impact the New York area.
“The FAA has paused flights from the Northeast, Ohio and Mid-Atlantic bound for LaGuardia New York Airport,” the Federal Aviation Administration announced in an email around 7:30 am
It said departures to La Guardia were delayed an average of 54 minutes due to low visibility and that it would “take steps to manage the flow of traffic safely into New York City, DC, Philadelphia and Charlotte.”
There is also the chance of ground stops at Newark,…
Do You Absolutely Hate Broccoli?
June 7, 2023 · 8:50 AM
If so, it may well be because of your genes according to an article at SBS.com. Particular genes determine whether you can detect a bitter chemical (called PTC) in broccoli and other brassicas like cauliflower and brussels sprouts.
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“On average, about 70% of us can taste something bitter in broccoli or PTC, but those with two copies of the bitter sensitivity gene are closer to 20%, and they are much more likely to hate it.”
US President George HW Bush said in March 1990, “I do…
Fraser Health emergency room wait times now available online
Information about average wait times at Fraser Health’s emergency rooms is now available online, the health authority announced Tuesday.
Hospitals in the region were added to the list of facilities last week, and the move comes as physicians in multiple emergency departments have started to speak out about dire conditions that are putting patients at risk.
“We apologize if you are experiencing longer than usual wait times in our emergency departments. We are experiencing higher patient volumes right now coupled with hospitalist medicine and human resources challenges,” an update on the health authority’s website says.
“We are working to support…
Fox News’ Janice Dean shares heartbreaking message after health update on ‘unseen’ battle
FOX News’ Janice Dean has opened up about her decades-long, invisible battle with multiple sclerosis.
Dean, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2005, shared a heart-filled message to his fellow warriors on World MS Day.
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Fox News’ Janice Dean opened up about her invisible battle with multiple sclerosisCredit: Twitter/JaniceDean
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Janice Dean was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2005credit: Getty
“I call it the invisible illness, the ‘My, you look so well’ disease because we can look fine, I got my hair and makeup done, but inside our body is attacking its central nervous system, the brain,…