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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services has taken further action to help reduce its environmental impact under its environmental sustainability strategy. Newfoundland and Labrador is the first province in Canada to discontinue the purchase of desflurane, an anesthetic agent that has been used in operating rooms internationally for decades. “This decision reflects NL Health Services’ …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services continues to provide programs and services throughout the upcoming holiday season. Innovative approaches to health-care delivery continue to be used to maintain emergency room services throughout the holidays, including Virtual Emergency Room (ER) services. Virtual ERs have been extremely successful in maintaining services for rural sites, including in Central …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services announced today that its Central and Labrador-Grenfell Zones achieved “Accredited” standing from Accreditation Canada. In June of this year, Accreditation Canada surveyors visited program areas to assess compliance with national quality and safety standards in leadership and clinical programs and services. The Western, Eastern-Rural and Eastern Urban Zones completed the …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is offering an emergency medical responder (EMR) certification program for individuals interested in becoming EMRs. Training and employment opportunities will be offered across the province, beginning with an online and in-person training session in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador from January 12-25, 2025. Recruitment is now ongoing and interested individuals …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services announced today that the Practical Nursing Program, offered by the Centre for Nursing Studies, has received seven-year approval status from the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador (CLPNNL). The seven-year approval status is the highest rating that can be granted under CLPNNL’s approval process, and the …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is pleased to announce that an innovative track system has been launched to enhance laboratory services at the new Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook. The track system uses robotics automation to move laboratory samples, such as blood tubes, from sample submission to analysis. This process was previously …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is pleased to offer provincial virtual primary care services to individuals who do not have a primary care provider (family physician or nurse practitioner) and have registered with Patient Connect NL. Virtual primary care is an additional service option that can provide diagnosis and treatment for numerous common illnesses …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services advises the public of a new client services ambassador program for emergency departments at the Health Sciences Centre and St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital. This program, delivered through NL Health Services’ contracted partnership for security services, includes the introduction of an ambassador position to serve as a client-focused liaison within …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is recognizing World COPD Day today by hosting for the first time the INSPIRED Atlantic Roundtable. INSPIRED stands for: Implementing a Novel and Supportive Program of Individualized Care for Patients and Families Living with Respiratory Disease. This day is designated annually to promote awareness for COPD, or chronic obstructive …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services today provided an update on the use of leased accommodations for health-care staff such as agency nurses, locum physicians and other health-care professionals. The use of leased accommodations supports health-care staff and physicians throughout the province who are needed to provide crucial health-care services. “The need for leased accommodations …
Last updated on: March 30, 2025