https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/health/multimedia.html Health https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2024.03.2024-03-26_01.png.html The provincial and federal governments have signed two bilateral agreements aimed at improving access to health and long-term care services. Seated, from left: Health Minister Bruce Fitch; and federal Health Minister Mark Holland. Standing, from left: Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor; Sherry Wilson, minister responsible for addictions and mental health services; federal Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc; and Kathy Bockus, minister responsible for seniors. Tue, 26 March 2024 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2024.01.2024-01-19_01.png.html Integrated youth wellness hubs being established around the province aim to give young New Brunswickers and their families easier access to mental health and addictions support. From left: Janice McNutt-Lanctin, RBC regional vice-president, eastern New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island; Christa Baldwin, executive director of the Canadian Mental Health Association of New Brunswick; Medavie CEO Bernard Lord; Sherry Wilson, minister responsible for addictions and mental health services; Health Minister Bruce Fitch; and Mary Deacon, chair of Bell Let’s Talk. Fri, 19 January 2024 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.11.2023-11-27_02.jpeg.html A pilot project that has been helping improve access to primary care for years at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton was given permanent status today to mark Physician Assistants Day. From left: Health Minister Bruce Fitch; Kevin Dickson, physician assistant; Margaret Melanson, Horizon Health Network’s interim president and CEO; and David Arbeau, executive director for the Fredericton and Upper River Valley area, Horizon Health Network. Mon, 27 November 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.11.2023-11-08_01.jpeg.html The provincial government has enhanced the New Brunswick Insulin Pump Program to offer continuous glucose monitoring coverage to eligible diabetes patients. The announcement was made today at the CHU-Dumont Foundation building in Moncton. From left: Greg Turner, minister responsible for economic development and small business; Health Minister Bruce Fitch; Glenn Thibeault, executive director of government affairs, advocacy and policy for Diabetes Canada; Service New Brunswick Minister Mary Wilson; Sherry Wilson, minister responsible for addictions and mental health services; Marilyn Roussel, co-ordinator of the New Brunswick Insulin Pump Program, and Moncton East MLA Daniel Allain. Wed, 08 November 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.09.2023-09-07_01.jpg.html The provincial government has begun working on the development of a lung cancer screening program aimed at high-risk patients. The program is expected to be rolled out provincewide in 2025. From left: Dr. Eshwar Kumar, medical officer at the New Brunswick Cancer Network; Health Minister Bruce Fitch; and Lisa Byrne, oncology administrative program director for Horizon Health Network. Thu, 07 September 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.09.2023-09-01_01.jpg.html The provincial government is providing financial support to help the University of New Brunswick (UNB) create a three-year bachelor of nursing program in Saint John. From left: Petra Hauf, vice-president of UNB Saint John; Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Arlene Dunn; Paul Mazerolle, UNB president and vice-chancellor; Lorna Butler, dean of UNB’s faculty of nursing; and Madison Worth, president of the Student Representative Council, UNB Saint John. Fri, 01 September 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.08.2023-08-29_03.jpg.html The provincial government is helping the University of New Brunswick (UNB) launch a new program that will allow some nursing students to complete their studies closer to their home communities. The new program, called Learn Where You Live, will allow licensed practical nurses who are working toward their nursing degree to study and work in Miramichi or Moncton for years three and four of their program. Previously, these students would have been required to attend classes in Fredericton. From left: Miramichi MLA Michelle Conroy; Brenda Kinney, vice-president and chief nursing officer at Horizon Health Network; Denise LeBlanc Kwaw, CEO of the Nursing Association of New Brunswick; and Lorna Butler, dean of the faculty of nursing at the University of New Brunswick. Tue, 29 August 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.08.2023-08-02_01.jpg.html Ambulance New Brunswick has reintroduced the use of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and will soon use multi-patient vehicles for non-urgent transfers. Health Minister Bruce Fitch visited Ambulance New Brunswick’s Gorge Road location in Moncton where he met staff, including EMTs, and viewed a multi-patient vehicle. From left: Chris Farmer, EMT; Fitch; Edgar Goulette, vice-president of quality, patient safety and education; and Kelsey Savoie, EMT. Wed, 02 August 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.07.2023-07-31_01.jpg.html The provincial government is making insulin pump devices and related supplies more available and affordable for New Brunswickers living with Type 1 diabetes. In addition, the Department of Health will soon offer coverage for continuous glucose monitoring and will move to a payer-of-last-resort model for these two programs. From left: Glenn Thibeault, executive director of government affairs, advocacy and policy for Diabetes Canada; Katie Jeffrey, a patient who lives with diabetes; Margaret Melanson, interim president and CEO of Horizon Health Network; Health Minister Bruce Fitch; Marilyn Roussel, of Vitalité Health Network and co-ordinator of the provincial insulin pump program; and Greg Doiron, the event's emcee. Mon, 31 July 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.06.2023-06-05_01.jpg.html The provincial government announced a new initiative today to reduce financial barriers for internationally educated nurses entering the health-care system. The five-year commitment will cover various costs associated with becoming eligible to work in the province for up to 300 nurses each year. From left: Moncton South MLA Greg Turner; Margaret Melanson, interim president and CEO at Horizon Health Network; Health Minister Bruce Fitch; Sharon Smyth-Okana, senior vice-president of client programs and nursing at Vitalité Health Network; Clarisse Oulai, internationally educated nurse; Elizabeth Princewill, internationally educated nurse; Denise LeBlanc-Kwaw, CEO of the Nurses Association of New Brunswick; and Local Government and Local Governance Reform Minister Daniel Allain. Mon, 05 June 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.05.2023-05-29_01.jpg.html The Department of Health’s mobile X-ray service is being extended to long-term care residents across New Brunswick thanks to a $1.1 million investment by the provincial government. From left: Environment and Climate Change Minister Gary Crossman; Health Minister Bruce Fitch; Todd Gordon, medical radiation technologist; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard and Glen Savoie, minister responsible for La Francophonie. Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 AST Tue, 26 March 2024 00:00:00 AST