May 24, 2018
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, will announce health care funding and visit several health care facilities on the Great Northern Peninsula tomorrow (Friday, May 25). Minister Haggie will be joined by the Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore,…
May 24, 2018
Heather Brown has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the Labrador-Grenfell Regional Health Authority. Effective June 18, 2018, the appointment is for a five-year term. Ms. Brown has approximately 25 years of experience in healthcare across the continuum…
May 24, 2018
Cynthia Davis has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the Western Regional Health Authority. Effective June 1, 2018, the appointment is for a five-year term. Ms. Davis has approximately 20 years of experience in healthcare including community nursing…
May 23, 2018
The Provincial Government, in conjunction with Eastern Health, is pleased to announce the opening of a dedicated four-bed inpatient eating disorder unit at the Health Sciences Centre. To accommodate the new unit, $700,000 was spent to renovate existing space within…
May 17, 2018
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, today released the external review of the Central Regional Health Authority. The review was completed as a result of concerns brought forward to the department about the governance and management…
May 16, 2018
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 today to recognize May as cystic fibrosis awareness month. Cystic fibrosis is the most…
May 15, 2018
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services: May 7 to 13 was Mental Health Week. This year’s theme was #GetLoud about what mental health really…
May 11, 2018
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, and Derek Bennett, Parliamentary Secretary for Children, Seniors and Social Development, will deliver remarks at the 2018 Recreation Newfoundland and Labrador AGM and Conference this weekend at the Quality Hotel…
May 7, 2018
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, will address the Adventure Central Annual General Meeting tomorrow (Tuesday, May 8). The event takes place at Quality Hotel & Suites, Gander, beginning at 12:30 p.m. – 30 – Media…
May 7, 2018
Newfoundland and Labrador is the first province in Canada to launch the MindWell-U 30 Day Mindfulness Challenge, an online e-health technology to support mental health. This is the latest e-health service added to the province’s suite of online mental health…
