Health

The worst is yet to come in terms of the flu in Quebec. According to estimates, we will hit the peak within three weeks. The influenza virus and gastro virus’ have increased the number of people going to emergency rooms. To help relieve the pressure on hospitals, the province is providing $ 23.2 million to […]

There will be no doctor present at the CLSC Mansfield Monday, December 25 from 9 in the morning for 24 hours. All urgent cases or cases that require prompt medical consultation will be directed to the Shawville Hospital. People who can wait a few hours before seeing a doctor will be asked to return at […]

On December 2, six Pontiac students received their Professional Education Diploma in Personal Healthcare Attendant (Beneficiary Attendant) from the Pontiac Vocational Training Center (CFPP). The graduation ceremony took place at Bowers Restaurant in Mansfield-and-Pontefract. After 750 hours of training, the students are in the job market, qualified to hold positions in various health care sectors. […]

Minister of Health and Social Services Gaétan Barrette reacted to the publication by Santé Outaouais 2020 on CHIP radio. During his conversation, he mentioned, among other things, that it was not a report: He also highlighted some of the progress made in recent months through his reforms. The full Interview with Quebec Minister of Health […]

Santé Outaouais 2020 released a report on December 13, on the impact of the decision to centralise the health services of the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO), to Gatineau. Among other things, the report looks at the effects of the Barrette reforms and its repercussions on the Pontiac. The […]

The newspaper Le Droit featured on the front page this morning, the Pontiac disaster, in reference to healthcare in the region and the effects of Minister Gaétan Barrette’s reform had on local healthcare . In her article, journalist Justine Mercier refers to the Outaouais 2020 Health Group report, which raises concerns about delays and the […]

The province of Quebec will create the Quebec Cannabis Society to manage the sale as of July 1, 2018. The government tabled Bill 157 this week to regulate the legalization of marijuana. Those wishing to purchase Cannabis must be at least 18 years to get it. The product will only be visible behind sales counters, […]

There will be a flu vaccination clinic today until 6:30 at the Luskville Community Center and Tuesday November 21 from 8:30 to 5:00 at the Bert Kennedy center in Quyon. Protect yourself against the flu this winter, get the shot.

The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada will be in the region very soon to explain the latest research on this disease at an information session dinner at the CLSC in Shawville. Sonia Carrière, President of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada in the Outaouais, says that she is looking forward to meeting the patients and […]

The CISSS de l’Outaouais advises the Pontiac population that, there will be no physician present at the CLSC of Mansfield-et-Pontefract (Fort-Coulonge) until 9 pm, tonight. Nurses will be on site to help out the people who go to the CLSC. During these hours, all urgent cases or those requiring a rapid medical consultation will be […]