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Medical pros to Higgs: Spend $600M more to cure ailing health …

WEBNew Brunswick medical professionals are calling upon the Higgs Progressive Conservative government to spend nearly $600 million extra on health care …

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MLAs call for new Kent County hospital, shared staff with Moncton

WEBDaniel Allain, MLA for Moncton East, said when Vitalité Health Network announced a decision last week to move patients between the hospital in Ste. Anne to …

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Minister says he's ready to negotiate with docs over healthcare …

WEBBut the New Brunswick Medical Society president says action is needed, not just words. The New Brunswick Medical Society proposed six solutions to help the …

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Horizon seeks province’s help freeing up beds at four more …

WEBHorizon Health Network has asked the province to temporarily bump patients at four more hospitals up to the front of the line for nursing home beds given the …

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Health care in N.B. in 2023: success or shambles

WEBIn a recent interview, Fitch kept the “praise the workers” theme going. Asked to list a few of his biggest 2023 highlights, Fitch said the “number one” highlight would …

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Seniors first: Feds announce how national dental plan will roll out

WEBApplications will first open for seniors aged 87 and older beginning next week, Holland said. Eligibility will then expand in phases to those aged 77 to 86 in …

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Breaking News, Stories and Headlines in New Brunswick

WEBSubscriber only.Construction of public housing will 'be on steroids': minister. Jill Green says up to 267 housing units could be built this year, but the opposition points out close to …

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How Vitalité plans to increase new hires in 2024

WEBRecent recruitment efforts have resulted in an increase of 109 physicians hired, for a net increase of 49, between April 1, 2023 and Jan. 31, 2024, according to …

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New Brunswick News, Headlines And Stories Telegraph-Journal

WEBSubscriber only. Good Drink: Treasures of Spain and Portugal. Hi wine lovers. I’m actually away for the Craft Brewer’s Conference in Las Vegas (the land of extreme booze prices …

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Vitalité to roll out primary care model in 13 communities

WEBThe health authority has also started work to set up care teams in the Inkerman-Shippagan-Lamèque, Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé, Caraquet-Paquetville, …

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N.B. dentists choose not to opt into federal dental plan Telegraph

WEBPaul Blanchard, executive director of the dental society, said the organization recently surveyed its members, and out of the 47 per cent that responded, …

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'Affordability' help coming for up to 200,000 N.B. households: …

WEBA one-time $300 “affordability” payment is coming to New Brunswick households with a net annual income of $70,000 or less, Premier Blaine Higgs …

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N.B. government faces scrutiny over $158M worth of contracts

WEBThe New Brunswick government is facing scrutiny over $138 million worth of travel nurse contracts signed between Vitalite Health Network and Canadian Health …

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28,810 NBers want federal dental care. What if no one offers it

WEBIn New Brunswick, that’s already 28,810 people, part of 1.2 million seniors across the country. “This was such a blindspot in our oral health system,” Holland said. …

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N.B. government inked $1.3M contract with CHL Telegraph-Journal

WEBNew Brunswick’s Department of Social Development inked a $1.3-million contract back in 2022 with Canadian Health Labs (CHL), a Toronto-based company that …

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50 more doctors now practising in capital region: Horizon

WEBBRUNSWICK NEWS ARCHIVE. Horizon Health Network says the Fredericton region has 50 more physicians now than it did at the end of 2022, but the …

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Horizon, Vitalité spent $56M on travel nurses in 5 months: union

WEBFrom April 1, 2023 to August 31, 2023, another $34.109 million was spent. “If added together, the amounts spent in both health authorities from April 1, 2023, to …

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Court upholds $2M payout to ousted Horizon CEO

WEBPhoto by Barbara Simpson/Brunswick News. A Court of King’s Bench judge has dismissed the Province of New Brunswick’s application to quash a $2-million payout …

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Eilish Cleary, former top doc and woman 'of intense courage,' dies

WEBEilish Cleary, former top doc and woman 'of intense courage,' dies. Physician led fight against H1N1 virus and continued advocating for public health, even …

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