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 16 January 2018 First team begins work under province’s new Family Medicine modelA group of four doctors in Oromocto has become the first team to work under a new Family Medicine New Brunswick model which is intended to provide patients with enhanced access to family physicians. From left: Andrew MacLean, director of Family Medicine New Brunswick, New Brunswick Medical Society; Health Minister ...  |
 15 December 2017 Agreement signed with federal government to improve health-care servicesNew Brunswick is the first province to sign an agreement that increases federal funding for home and community care, as well as services for mental health and addictions. In photo, seated: federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Health Minister Benoît Bourque. Standing, Finance Minister Cathy Rogers and Saint John ... |
 29 November 2017 Naloxone kits to be available in New BrunswickThe provincial government is introducing a naloxone kit program. From left: Dr. Jennifer Russell, acting chief medical officer of health; Matthew Smith, executive director of AIDS New Brunswick; and Health Minister Benoît Bourque. |
 24 November 2017 Improved access to physicians in Greater Moncton region and provinceA total of 93 new physicians have been hired in the Moncton region since September 2014. From left: Health Minister Benoît Bourque; Dr. Yasser Hayat; Premier Brian Gallant; Dr. Caroline Sheitoyan Pesant; and Finance Minister Cathy Rogers. |
 20 November 2017 Investment in pediatric and obstetrical services at Edmundston Regional HospitalThe provincial government is investing about $2 million to create a mother and child care unit at the Edmundston Regional Hospital. From left: Economic Development Minister Francine Landry; Gisèle Beaulieu, vice-president of performance, quality and corporate services for Vitalité Health Network; Edmundston Mayor Cyrille Simard and Premier Brian Gallant. |
 07 November 2017 Legislation concerning cannabis control and drug-impaired drivingLegislation to be introduced this week aims to help protect New Brunswickers, particularly youth, from harm associated with cannabis use. Participating in the announcement were Health Minister Benoît Bourque, left, and Justice and Public Safety Minister Denis Landry. |
 13 October 2017 Midwives now accepting clients in FrederictonThe first registered midwives introduced into the province’s health-care system have started accepting clients in the Fredericton region. From left: deputy premier Stephen Horsman; Ashley Kaye and Melissa Langlais, midwives, Horizon Health Network; Bronwyn Davies, director of primary care for Horizon Health Network; and Geri Geldart, vice-president clinical of Horizon ... |
 11 October 2017 Collaborative agreement to reduce MRI wait times in MonctonHorizon Health Network and Vitalité Health Network have entered into an agreement that will improve access to MRI services in the Greater Moncton region. From left: Gary Foley, vice-president of professional services, Horizon Health Network; Moncton East MLA Monique LeBlanc; Johanne Roy, vice-president of clinical services, Vitalité Health Network; Premier ... |
 06 October 2017 Medicare now available for international studentsMedicare coverage is now available for international students studying full-time in New Brunswick. From left: Health Minister Benoît Bourque; Robert Burroughs, executive director of the New Brunswick Student Alliance; Tristian Gaudet, president of the Fédération des étudiantes et étudiants du Campus universitaire de Moncton; Samuel Jordan Nganga, president of the ... |
 27 September 2017 Investment in mental health support in schoolsThe Integrated Service Delivery model for providing mental health, addiction, intervention and social services to children and youth has been expanded to all public schools in the province. Premier Brian Gallant made the announcement on Tuesday during an event at Riverview Middle School. From left: André Gionet, manager, child and ... |
 20 September 2017 Improved access to physicians in Saint John regionA total of 52 new physicians have been hired in the Saint John region since September 2014. From left: Robert Mackinnon, vice-president, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus; Dr. Julius Poon, thoracic surgeon; Dr. Margot Burnell, chief of staff for the Saint John area, Horizon Health Network; Saint John ... |
 18 September 2017 Improved access to physicians in northern New BrunswickA total of 43 new physicians have been hired in the Restigouche and Acadie-Bathurst zones of the Vitalité Health Network since September 2014. From left: Justice and Public Safety Minister Denis Landry; Dr. Warren Albert, general practitioner; Dr. Neil Branch, medical director, Vitalité Health Network; Dr. France Desrosiers, vice-president of ... |
 18 September 2017 Saint John provincial court to reinstitute mental health docket this fallA mental health docket will be reintroduced to the provincial court in Saint John in early November. From left: Saint John Harbour MLA Ed Doherty; Randy Hatfield, executive director of the Saint John Human Development Council; and Premier Brian Gallant. |
 08 September 2017 New member of Executive Council sworn inIn a ceremony in Cocagne, Lt.-Gov. Jocelyne Roy Vienneau swore in Benoît Bourque as minister of health today. Bourque is one of three new members sworn into Executive Council as part of changes announced on Sept. 5. From left: Roy Vienneau; Judy Wagner, clerk of the Executive Council; Bourque; and ... |
 01 September 2017 Integration of primary health-care resourcesThe provincial government is integrating the services of Ambulance New Brunswick, the Extra-Mural Program and Tele-Care 811 to help manage primary health-care needs. The new public service entity will be managed by Medavie Health Services New Brunswick. From left: Dr. Pamela Jarrett, geriatrician, Horizon Health Network; Bernard Lord, CEO Medavie; ... |
 17 August 2017 Rotavirus vaccine now availableThe publicly funded Rotavirus vaccine is now available for infants born in 2017 who are less than 15 weeks old. From left: mother Jillian Hansen and baby Harlen Bird; public health nurse Beth Heppell; and Health Minister Victor Boudreau. |
 12 July 2017 Work underway to respond to opioid misuse and overdosesA provincial interdepartmental task group continues to work with its partners to respond to opioid misuse and overdoses in New Brunswick. Ambulance New Brunswick officials demonstrated the use of naloxone. From left: Eric Beairsto, manager of training and quality assurance, Ambulance New Brunswick; JP Savoie, director of operations, Ambulance New ... |
 06 July 2017 Regulatory amendments proposed to strengthen enforcement of the Smoke Free Places ActThe provincial government is proposing amendments to General Regulation 91-50 under the Provincial Offences Procedures Act to strengthen the enforcement of the Smoke Free Places Act. From left: deputy premier Stephen Horsman; Barbara Wells, director of health promotion of the New Brunswick Lung Association; and Health Minister Victor Boudreau. |
 22 June 2017 Province and New Brunswick Medical Society ratify new four-year agreementThe provincial government and the New Brunswick Medical Society have signed a new four-year physician services master agreement which is intended to enhance access to primary health care in the province. From left: Health Minister Victor Boudreau and society president Lynn Murphy-Kaulbeck. |
 21 June 2017 Further investment in Chaleur Regional Hospital additionThe provincial government is investing $27.4 million from the 2017-18 capital budget to continue construction of a five-storey addition at the Chaleur Regional Hospital. From left: Stéphane Legacy, vice-president of outpatient and professional Services, Vitalité Health Network; Jean-Guy Robichaud, president of the Chaleur Regional Hospital Foundation; Education and Early Childhood ... |
 16 June 2017 Enhanced monitoring of tick distribution in southern New BrunswickThe provincial and federal governments are partnering to enhance field surveillance and tick collection over a two-year period to monitor the distribution of ticks and the risk of Lyme disease. From left: Tourism, Heritage and Culture Minister John Ames; Dr. Jennifer Russell, acting chief medical officer of health; and Agriculture, ... |
 14 June 2017 Perth-Andover hospital upgrades beginA sod-turning ceremony was held to mark the official beginning of a project to restore, preserve and protect critical infrastructure at the Hotel-Dieu of St. Joseph Hospital in Perth-Andover. From left: Perth-Andover Mayor Marianne Bell; Health Minister Victor Boudreau; Carleton-Victoria MLA Andrew Harvey; Karen McGrath, president and CEO of Horizon ... |
 13 June 2017 New model for family medicine aims to improve physician accessThe provincial government and the New Brunswick Medical Society have established a new model for family medicine meant to provide patients with enhanced access to family physicians. From left: Speaker of the legislative assembly Chris Collins; Sylvie Roberge, the society’s resident representative; Moncton East MLA Monique LeBlanc; Dr. Lynn Murphy-Kaulbeck, ... |
 08 June 2017 Provincial Centre of Excellence for YouthThe construction of the Provincial Centre of Excellence for Youth in Campbellton will start this summer. The project’s estimated cost is $14.4 million. From left: Restigouche West MLA Gilles LePage; Campbellton Mayor Stephanie Anglehart-Paulin; Jacques Duclos, vice-president of community services and mental health, Vitalité Health Network; Post-Secondary Education, Training and ... |
 08 May 2017 National Nursing WeekNational Nursing Week is being observed from May 8 to 14. Front, from left: Brenda Kinney, president of the Nurses Association of New Brunswick; Premier Brian Gallant; and Karen Frenette, president-elect of the association. Back, from left: Health Minister Victor Boudreau; and Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Lisa Harris. |
