2022 News Releases

DECEMBER
20 Province Releases Health Status of Manitobans Report
14 Manitoba Government to Launch Centralized Emergency Care Service
13 COVID-19 Bulletin #588
7 Update on Seasonal Influenza
1 Province Advises of Privacy Breach at Manitoba Health Appeal Board Office
NOVEMBER
25 Province Releases Data on Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections
22 Province Provides Update on Monkeypox Vaccination Program
10 Manitoba Government Moves to End Mandating Overtime, Adds 2,000 Health-Care Professionals with $200-Million Investment
9 Manitoba Government Supports Launch of Pilot Program to Close Gaps in Services and Care for Adults with Disability-Related Needs
8 COVID-19 Bulletin #587
7 Provincial, Territorial Health Ministers Committed to Continue Improving, Transforming Canada's Health-Care System
OCTOBER
25 Manitoba Government Investing Over $12.5 Million for New Training Centre at Red River College Polytechnic
20 Manitoba Government Begins Construction on Expansion of Boundary Trails Health Centre
18 Statement from Health Minister Audrey Gordon and Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Scott Johnston on Health Care Aide Day
17 Manitoba Government Announces Site for New Neepawa Hospital
17 Manitoba Government Launches 2022 Influenza Vaccination Campaign, Encourages Manitobans to Embrace Winter Wellness
13 COVID-19 Bulletin #586
4 Province Expands Eligibility for Monkeypox Vaccine, Second Doses Now Available
SEPTEMBER
21 Expansion of Selkirk Regional Health Centre Moving Forward
21 COVID-19 Bulletin #585
14 Manitoba Government Investing over $482,000 to Increase Training Seats by 20 per cent in University of Manitoba’s Respiratory Therapy Program
9 COVID-19 Bulletin #584
2 COVID-19 Bulletin #583
AUGUST
26 Province Expands Eligibility for Monkeypox Vaccine
24 Manitoba Government Connecting Patients with Faster Hip and Knee Surgeries through New Partnerships
24 COVID-19 Bulletin #582
22 Construction Begins To Establish New Renal Unit At Bethesda Regional Health Centre
19 Manitoba Government Announces Inter-Facility Transport Service to Provide Appropriate Care for Low-Acuity Patients, Free Up Paramedics to Respond to Higher-Acuity Calls
19 Province Confirms First Case of Monkeypox
17 Manitoba Government to Expand Coverage for Cystic Fibrosis Medication to Younger Children
11 Province Advises more Monkeypox Vaccination Appointments Available Soon
5 Health Sciences Centre Children's Hospital to Receive new Inpatient Monitors with Funding from the Government of Canada and the Government of Manitoba
5 Manitoba Expanding Eligibility for Monkeypox Vaccine
4 COVID-19 Bulletin #581
JULY
29 West Nile Virus Bulletin #2
28 Manitoba Government Announces $2-Million Investment in new CT Scanner for Swan Valley Health Centre
27 Manitoba Government Launches Retinal Specialist Pilot Project in Dauphin
26 Manitoba Health Advises Specialty Infant Formula Available to Order Through Pharmacies
21 Manitoba Government Announces Funding to Address Workforce Shortages in Health-Care Sector
20 Province Advises of Sewage Spill at Spruce Sands Beach
20 West Nile Virus Bulletin #1
20 COVID-19 Bulletin #580
19 Manitoba Government Offers Tuition Support to Uncertified Health-Care Aides to Enhance Skills
15 Heat Advisory
12 Manitoba Government Launches Engagement on Personal Care Home Standards
6 Manitoba Government to Make High-Dose Seasonal Flu Vaccine Available to More Manitobans this Fall
JUNE
27 Adult Epilepsy Surgery Program to be Established in Manitoba
22 Manitoba Government Seeks Feedback from Manitobans on COVID-19 Vaccination Plans for Young Children
17 Manitoba Health Issues Heat Advisory
17 Manitoba Government Invests More Than $16 Million to Increase Staffing and Training in Personal Care Homes
10 Canada and Manitoba Invest $7 Million in Virtual Health-Care Initiatives
9 Manitoba Government to Expand Coverage for Cochlear Implant Sound Processors to Include All Adults
8 Province Announces Expansion of Newborn Screening Program
8 Manitoba Government Invests More than $800,000 to Add 30 New Training Seats in Red River College Polytechnic's Nursing Program
MAY
20 COVID-19 Bulletin #579
13 Manitobans Encouraged to Take Precautions to Minimize Risk of Tick Exposure
10 New Manitoba Hospitals to be Developed with Local Input from Patients, Health-Care Workers and Communities
6 Manitoba Government Issues Request for Proposals to Improve Medical Aviation Services
3 Deputy Premier Cliff Cullen Tours Expanding Cancercare Site in Russell
APRIL
29 Manitoba Government Releases Results of Additional Soil Sampling in Winnipeg
26 Province Celebrates Success of Covid-19 Vaccine Campaign During National Immunization Awareness Week
26 Construction Begins on Expansion and Modernization of St. Boniface Hospital Emergency Department
25 Province Recognizes Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week by Lighting the Legislative Building with Sign Up for Life Logo
13 COVID-19 Bulletin #578
12 Budget 2022 Provides Historic $7.2-Billion Investment to Strengthen Health Care for all Manitobans
7 Manitoba Marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month with Creation of Provincial Forensic Nurse Examiner Program
6 COVID-19 Bulletin #577
6 New Ambulatory Care Clinic Opens Next Week at Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg
MARCH
31 COVID-19 Bulletin #576
30 Manitoba Provides Update on the Diagnostic and Surgical Recovery Task Force
28 New Emergency Medical Services Stations Open in Portage la Prairie and Crystal City
24 COVID-19 Bulletin #575
23 Province Announces New Shared Health Board of Directors
17 COVID-19 Bulletin #574
15 Health System Recovery Plan Focuses on a Return to Normal Operations
14 Final Public Health Orders in Manitoba to be Lifted Tomorrow
10 COVID-19 Bulletin #573
3 COVID-19 Bulletin #572
1 Public Health Orders Remove Proof of Vaccination Requirements
FEBRUARY
25 COVID-19 Bulletin #571
24 Manitoba Provides Health System and COVID-19 Response Update
23 COVID-19 Bulletin #570
18 COVID-19 Bulletin #569
16 COVID-19 Bulletin #568
14 COVID-19 Bulletin #567
11 Significant Investment to Improve Access, Enhance Care for Residents of Northwestern Interlake Region
11 COVID-19 Bulletin #566
11 Manitoba Accelerating Plan to Reduce Public Health Restrictions Based on Improving COVID-19 Situation
9 COVID-19 Bulletin #565
7 COVID-19 Bulletin #564
4 COVID-19 Bulletin #563
2 New Public Health Orders Set Out First Phase in Manitoba's Plan to Relax Restrictions
2 COVID-19 Bulletin #562
1 $280-Million Initiative to Strengthen Fire Safety Measures at Personal Care Homes and Health-Care Facilities Progressing
JANUARY
31 COVID-19 Bulletin #561
28 COVID-19 Bulletin #560
28 Manitoba to Extend Public Health Orders to Protect Against COVID-19
26 COVID-19 Bulletin #559
24 COVID-19 Bulletin #558
21 COVID-19 Bulletin #557
19 Diagnostic and Surgical Recovery Task Force Delivering Improvements for Manitobans
19 COVID-19 Bulletin #556
19 Dr. Matear Joining Health Incident Command
17 COVID-19 Bulletin #555
14 COVID-19 Bulletin #554
12 COVID-19 Bulletin #553
10 COVID-19 Bulletin #552
10 Manitoba Launches Nomination Process For New Shared Health Board Of Directors
7 Manitoba Extending Prevention Orders to Protect Against COVID-19
7 COVID-19 Bulletin #551
5 COVID-19 Bulletin #550