
Jul 13, 20241 min read
Labrador West Health Clinic Closed Due to Wildfire
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is providing an update on health-care services at the Labrador West Health Centre due to...

Jul 4, 20241 min read
Minister Osborne to Make Health Care Announcement
Minister of Health and Community Services Tom Osborne will make a health care announcement today. Osborne will be joined by Sarah...


Jul 4, 20241 min read
Memorial University Faculty of Medicine Expanding Seats for Newfoundland and Labrador Students
Five more seats are being added to Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine for Newfoundland and Labrador students. The seats for the...


Jun 14, 20241 min read
Site of Former Grace Hospital to Become Downtown Health and Well-Being Centre
The site of the former Grace Hospital in St. John's will become the site of the new Downtown Health and Well-Being Centre. The new centre...


Jun 13, 20241 min read
Updates Coming to Respiratory Activity Dashboard
The Department of Health and Community Services is making changes to the schedule of updates to the Respiratory Activity Dashboard, which...


Jun 12, 20241 min read
Government Encouraging Residents to Register for the Personal Health Record
The province is encouraging people 16 years of age and older to register for access to their personal health record through MyGovNL. The...


Jun 2, 20241 min read
New Western Memorial Regional Hospital Officially Opens
It's the dawn of a new era in healthcare in Corner Brook as the new Western Memorial Regional Hospital officially opens to the public at...

Jun 1, 20241 min read
Karen Stone Appointed Interim CEO of NL Health Services
Karen Stone has been appointed the interim Chief Executive Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services. Effective June 3, Stone...


May 22, 20241 min read
Provincial Government Signs Agreement with Federal Government to Help Residents Age with Dignity
Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, and Seamus O’Regan Minister of Labour and Seniors announced a bilateral agreement...


May 15, 20241 min read
Government to Lower Age for Recommended Breast Cancer Screening
The Provincial Government is lowering the age for recommended breast screening from 50 to include women between the ages of 40 and 49....


May 10, 20241 min read
NL Health Services Reports Pertussis Outbreak in Eastern Zones
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is advising the public of an outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough) in the eastern zones of the...


May 2, 20241 min read
NL Health Services to Outline Plans to Reduce Private Health-Care Staff
David Diamond, CEO of Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services and Debbie Molloy, Vice-President of Human Resources, NL Health Services,...


May 2, 20241 min read
Provincial Government Invests $550,000 to Support Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training
The Department of Health and Community Services has provided $550,000 in funding to the Canadian Mental Health Association to support...


Apr 19, 20241 min read
Contracts Awarded for Urgent Care Centres
The province has awarded contracts for two urgent care centres that will open in the St. John’s metro region. NL Health Services has...


Apr 5, 20241 min read
Government Providing Funding to U-Turn Drop in Centre
The provincial government has provided approximately $84,000 in funding to support mental health and addiction services offered through...


Mar 27, 20241 min read
Site Announced for New Deer Lake Regional Health Centre
The province has announced the site of a new regional health centre in Deer Lake. A building will be constructed within the new...


Mar 26, 20241 min read
Provincial and Federal Governments Sign Bilateral Agreement to Improve Health Care
There is a new federal-provincial agreement to invest almost $256 million to improve health care access and services in Newfoundland and...


Mar 22, 20241 min read
New Western Memorial Regional Hospital Opening June 2
The new Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook will be opening to patients and clients on June 2. The new, modern 164-bed,...


Mar 10, 20241 min read
Time change increases several health risks
We are back on Daylight Saving Time, losing an hour of sleep. Sleep expert Adam Spira, PhD, MA, a professor in Mental Health says, "The...


Feb 28, 20241 min read
Provincial Government Increasing Availability of Naloxone Kits
The province is increasing the availability of Naloxone Kits. These kits are available for anyone who uses opioids and family members,...