March 12, 2020
Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Chief Medical Officer of Health, will hold a media availability today (Thursday, March 12) to discuss COVID-19. The availability will take place in the lobby of the Department of Health and Community Services, West Block, Confederation Building…
March 12, 2020
The Chief Medical Officer of Health is recommending people who have travelled outside the province in the last 14 days not visit hospitals, long-term care homes or personal care homes. Elderly residents or patients, and those with a weakened immune…
March 11, 2020
Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Chief Medical Officer of Health, will hold a media availability today (Wednesday, March 11) to discuss COVID-19. The availability will take place in the lobby of the Department of Health and Community Services, West Block, Confederation Building…
March 10, 2020
The Department of Health and Community Services and the regional health authorities are actively working on containment measures for COVID-19. This includes ongoing discussion of human resource issues. The department has heard the concerns from family physicians and unions about…
March 10, 2020
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services: Mr. Speaker, each March Pharmacist Awareness Month celebrates the contributions that pharmacists make to the health care system….
March 6, 2020
While the risk to residents is still low for contracting COVID-19, it is important to know following travel how to prepare in case you or a family member becomes ill. Those infected with COVID-19 may have mild to severe symptoms. These…
March 5, 2020
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services: Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House, to acknowledge the start of midwifery services in Newfoundland and…
March 3, 2020
The Department of Health and Community Services is warning the public of fraudulent calls related to the provincial Medical Care Plan (MCP) requesting personal information from residents. Several incidents have occurred where the caller claims to work with MCP and…
March 3, 2020
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services: Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House to thank the hundreds of health care professionals and support…
February 20, 2020
Individuals who paid out-of-pocket for insured cataract surgery outside a hospital in Newfoundland and Labrador before June 15, 2018, will be reimbursed at MCP rates for the insured portion of their procedures. Anyone who called the Provincial Government’s Cataract Surgery…
