On the heels of a new report showing that New Brunswickers have among the longest wait times in Canada for surgery, the President of the New Brunswick Medical Society is calling for a change to halt the steady rise in wait times. “New Brunswick’s citizens, and particularly our seniors, have the longest wait times in [Read More...]
Today, we find ourselves without a Chief Medical Officer of Health in New Brunswick. I have written an open letter to the Minister of Health to express New Brunswick’s doctors’ serious concern with the termination of the former Chief. We find this is a poor ending to the former Chief’s work, which was award-winning. We [Read More...]
We are pleased that Edmundston physicians and the Province have been able to come to an agreement to ensure good care for residents of the new Domaine des Bâtisseurs nursing home. The events of recent weeks have highlighted the need for seniors care improvements, particularly strategies to keep seniors out of hospitals. We would welcome [Read More...]
The current on-call program funds one on-call rotation for each nursing home in NB. This arrangement has been in place since the inception of the on-call program in 2003. The formula used to determine how many hours per week a physician will spend visiting the nursing home is quite dated. The needs of nursing home [Read More...]
The New Brunswick Medical Society has called for the construction of new nursing homes as part of the solution to better care for Alternate Level of Care patients waiting in hospital. We are pleased that the opening of the new Domaine des Bâtisseurs nursing home in Edmundston will increase the region’s capacity to care for [Read More...]
New Brunswick’s doctors believe in the importance of caring for seniors where they live. We are also strong supporters of the creation of new nursing homes and are pleased with those investments. Many nursing homes have arrangements where physicians come in to care for their residents. This prevents unnecessary visits to the emergency room. Seeing [Read More...]
FREDERICTON – The New Brunswick Medical Society named Dr. John Whelan as their new President for 2015-2016 on Saturday at their Annual General Meeting in Miramichi. Dr. Whelan is a diagnostic radiologist at the Saint John Regional Hospital, and will take over duties from Miramichi’s Dr. Camille Haddad, a family doctor. “I’m looking forward to [Read More...]
FREDERICTON – The New Brunswick Medical Society bid farewell to Dr. Camille Haddad as his presidential term concluded Saturday in his hometown of Miramichi, during the Society’s Annual General Meeting. He will be replaced by Dr. John Whelan, a diagnostic radiologist in Saint John. “I have thoroughly enjoyed my year as President,” said Dr. Haddad. [Read More...]