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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is hosting its annual health innovation summit from October 23 to 27, 2023 at the Health Innovation Acceleration Centre in St. John’s. This year’s theme is ‘Reimagining Patient-Centred Care through Innovation and Research.’ Over the course of five days, keynote speakers, academic researchers, innovation partners, government officials, and industry …
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NL Health Services is now accepting applications across the province for scholarships available to staff, dependants of staff within NL Health Services, and other eligible graduate or post-graduate students. “NL Health Services and our supporting partners are pleased to offer more than $52,000 in scholarships to health-care professionals across the province,” said David Diamond, Chief …
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Starting this fall, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services becomes the first provincial cancer program in Canada to join the Princess Margaret (p.m.) Cancer Care Network. This collaboration will provide enhanced expertise, and improved access to cancer care resources, education, and research for the benefit of patients of the Provincial Cancer Care Program and their …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services today released its first strategic plan. This initial one-year strategic plan identifies the vision, mission and values that will guide NL Health Services as it continues its transition from five organizations to one provincial health authority. “NL Health Services’ first strategic plan introduces the organization’s vision of ‘Health and …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services has been successful in its recruitment of internationally educated nurses to the province following extensive recruitment initiatives. Over 200 internationally educated nurses have been recruited since 2022 and are working in various health-care facilities throughout the province. In addition, more than 600 internationally educated nurses are currently being recruited …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services – Central Zone in partnership with the South and Central Health Foundation and its donors, are pleased to announce the arrival of a new wheelchair accessible bus for long-term care residents at the Baie Verte Peninsula Health Centre. A wheelchair accessible bus makes it possible for residents living in …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services and the Smilezone Foundation will hold an official opening and ribbon cutting for the new Smilezone area at the Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre tomorrow (Friday, August 11, 2023) at 10:00 a.m. Media are invited to attend this event that will conclude with a tour of the Smilezone …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is pleased to announce today that new long-term care beds needs are now available to residents in the Labrador-Grenfell zone following the completion of renovations at the Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital. An eight-bed long-term care unit, called Partridgeberry Path, is now operational on the top floor of the …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services today advised of a privacy breach related to the distribution of an email to 116 fertility patients. The recipients of the email were inadvertently not blind copied, allowing all who received it to view the email addresses of other fertility patients. “NL Health Services sincerely regrets this error and …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services and the Cancer Care Foundation are pleased to announce the official opening of the new chemotherapy unit at the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre in St. John’s. The new suite, which will open to patients on Monday, June 26, 2023, will accommodate both patients of the Cancer Care …
Last updated on: March 30, 2025