Corner Brook MHA Gerry Byrne says these charters can carry upwards of 15 patients needing same day health care and return the same day.
Get ready for Heart Force One. Immigration, Population, Growth and Skills Minister Gerry Byrne says getting access to cardiac care in St. John’s is time consuming. He says people are in beds at Western Memorial Regional Hospital waiting for a bed to open at the Health Sciences Centre. Byrne says Health Services NL will now be sending patients who do not need ambulatory care by air charters. Byrne says these charters can carry upwards of 15 patients needing same day health care. He says some hospital workers have dubbed it “Heart Force One,” and patients are back on the same day. Byrne says government is issuing a Request for Proposals soon to have this service offered more often and on a consistent basis throughout the year, which could also extend to other areas of care.
Corner Brook's 53rd annual Winter Carnival is into Day 5
MHA's heading back to their seats in the House of Assembly on Monday to start the spring session
Forestry department now responsible for the Emergency Services Branch aligning with wildfire suppression
Trans Canada Highway through the Wreckhouse area is closed as crews work to remove a number of vehicles
Impaired driver charged in Deer Lake Saturday afternoon
