Katie May
Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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WRHA home care recruitment drive gears up with free training
The shortage of home care workers in Manitoba has prompted the WRHA to pledge to add 300 new staff via free, four-week training and no formal education requirements. → Read More
$2.1M added to tackling violent crime
A team of police and child-abuse investigators is set to receive $2.1 million from the provincial government as part of the province’s strategy to tackle violent crime. → Read More
HSC staff continue to grapple with ER hallway death
A patient’s death in a Winnipeg ER hallway last week has caused “moral distress” for staff and continues to raise questions among politicians. → Read More
Southern chiefs unveil MMIWG2S+ family support team
A dedicated team to support First Nations families whose loved ones have been slain or gone missing has been established in southern Manitoba. → Read More
‘Probably the biggest issue that we face every day’: ER deaths national concern, doctor says
Hospital staff across the country have been raising the alarm about the number of people who die in ERs while waiting for treatment, says the president of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. → Read More
HSC ER swamped when patient died in hallway
The Health Sciences Centre ER was dealing with double the usual number of high-acuity patients when a male patient was pronounced dead in an ER hallway about an hour after arriving in an ambulance early Tuesday, hospital officials said Thursday. The extreme backlog of patients waiting to be admitted to a hospital bed prompted the ER to enact “over-capacity protocols” later that day. For the… → Read More
HSC hallway death investigation to be made public: premier
An investigation into the recent death of a patient who had been waiting in a Winnipeg emergency room hallway will be made public, the Manitoba premier says. Few details about the Health Sciences Centre event Feb. 27 have been released. On Tuesday, Shared Health stated — in response to Free Press inquiries — the “potential critical incident” happened within a one-hour window Monday night. → Read More
Emergency patient waiting for treatment dies in HSC hallway
PROVINCIAL health officials are investigating a “potential critical incident,” after an emergency room patient died overnight Monday while waiting for treatment in a hallway at Health Sciences Centre. → Read More
Husband pays thousands of dollars for private home care as public system collapses
When his wife of 62 years was given a prognosis of two months to live, Raymond Duerinckx decided it would be best for her to spend her final days at home. → Read More
Home care workers back widower’s calls for change
Manitoba home care workers are speaking out, appalled by “heartbreaking” delays that kept a dying woman from receiving in-home palliative service until it was too late. → Read More
Second year of COVID saw spike in youth hospitalizations
THE second year of the COVID-19 pandemic brought a dramatic increase in hospitalizations, particularly for babies and toddlers, says a new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information. → Read More
Incentives not enough for nurses faced with re-registering
A $10,000 bonus isn’t enough to entice retired nurses back to the profession, including some who helped out at vaccination clinics during the pandemic. → Read More
Debate needed on bear spray: police chief
Winnipeg’s police chief says it’s time to talk about cracking down on bear spray sales and their illegal use after a series of bear-spray attacks in the West End and downtown. → Read More
International nurse program prepped ahead of Philippines recruitment
A plan to allow unlicensed international nurses to work in Manitoba while completing their registration is being finalized, and could be in place in time for the arrival of new recruits from the Philippines. → Read More
Licensing plan for international nurses still in development
A plan to get unlicensed, internationally educated nurses working under supervision in Manitoba’s health-care system is underway, but hasn’t launched yet. → Read More
Diagnosis of hope as recruited doctors on way to join MS clinic
Waiting for treatment for multiple sclerosis is like running a marathon without knowing where the finish line is, says Victoria Morningstar. → Read More
Manitoba not expanding access to PCR tests for COVID, antiviral treatment
Manitoba has no plans to return to widespread lab testing for COVID-19 despite expanding access to PCR testing and treatment in some parts of the country. → Read More
‘I felt joy from the fact I succeeded’
A former Ukrainian soldier’s warm Winnipeg welcome involved scaling a 60-foot tower of ice — and he wouldn’t hesitate to do it again. → Read More
Manitoba task force to target doctors’ paperwork burden
A new provincial task force on cutting unnecessary paperwork for physicians is expected to make a public report on its progress later this year. → Read More
Hospital staff will ask Manitobans to self-identify race in effort to reduce health-system discrimination
Starting in April, Manitoba will become the first province to ask hospital patients to identify their race. The collection of racial data is aimed at tackling systemic discrimination of patients and health-care workers and could lead to changes in triage and worker retention, Dr. Marcia Anderson hopes. Anderson, executive director of Indigenous affairs at Ongomiizwin, the Institute of Health and… → Read More