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Bonuses equalized for Outaouais imagery techs

9 September 2024 à 1:55 pm

Updated on 10 September 2024 à 9:18 am

On Saturday (september 7) Health Minister Christian Dubé announced that the government would be equalizing the bonuses offered to medical imagery technicians in Outaouais health facilities. “After reviewing the information received, we need to avoid a break in service at the hospitals in Shawville and Maniwaki,” he wrote (translated). The news comes on the heels […]


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Compensation possible for patients hospitalized involuntarily longer than 72 hours

9 September 2024 à 1:01 pm

Updated on 9 September 2024 à 2:56 pm

Compensation may soon be available for those who have been involuntarily hospitalized for longer than 72 hours. Mélodie Pelletier, a communications agent with Droits-Accès de l’Outaouais, an organization that advocates for the rights of people with mental illness, explained that those who have been held for more than 72 hours may be eligible for compensation […]


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Rapides-des-Joachims seeks to address interprovincial health care issues

4 September 2024 à 3:16 pm

Updated on 12 September 2024 à 3:24 pm

The far-flung municipality of Rapides-des-Joachims is an anomaly. Situated to the northwest of the rest of the MRC Pontiac, the tiny island community of roughly 150 year-round residents is only accessible from the Ontario side of the river. Due to long-standing agreements, the municipality is serviced by ambulances from Ontario, and patients routinely receive health […]


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Provincial government won’t equalize imagery tech bonuses

3 September 2024 à 3:16 pm

On Friday afternoon, Le Droit first reported that the provincial government announced has closed the door on equalizing the retention bonuses for medical imagery techs in the region. Earlier this year technicians working at hospitals in the city were offered $22,000 bonuses, and it was only later in the summer that a slightly smaller $18,000 […]


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Nurses union rejects latest offer from provincial government, announces pressure tactics

30 August 2024 à 3:07 pm

Earlier today (August 30) the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ), the union representing roughly 80,000 nurses and health care professionals across the province, announced that they are turning up the pressure on the provincial government. After more than 500 days without an agreement, Treasury Board President Sonia Lebel put forward the government’s […]


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Health Minister Dubé makes surprise visit to Pontiac Hospital

27 August 2024 à 3:20 pm

Updated on 28 August 2024 à 3:48 pm

This story has been updated from its original version. This morning (August 27), Quebec’s Health Minister Christian Dubé made a surprise visit to the Pontiac Hospital as part of his tour of the Outaouais, meeting with several local officials to discuss issues facing the regional health authorities. This marks the first time a minister from […]


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Gatineau Hospital now offering breastfeeding assistance service to new mothers

22 August 2024 à 10:42 am

On Monday regional health authority CISSSO announced the return of the breastfeeding assistance service at the Gatineau Hospital maternity ward. The CISSSO partnered with the organization Naissance-Renaissance Outaouais in order to offer the service, which has been in place since June. The service pairs up new mothers who have given birth at the hospital with […]


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Grief support group returning in September

22 August 2024 à 10:24 am

Updated on 22 August 2024 à 3:34 pm

At the start of September the free grief support group offered by AutonHomme Pontiac will be returning to Campbell’s Bay. The sessions will take place on Mondays at 7 p.m. at the group’s office in Campbell’s Bay (128 Front Street), starting September 9 and running for eight weeks until November 4. Ali-John Chaudhary, a psychotherapist […]


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Changes coming to Quebec’s medical assistance in dying legislation, CISSSO expert explains

15 August 2024 à 12:20 pm

Updated on 15 August 2024 à 3:35 pm

With changes to Quebec’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) law expected to come into force this fall, CHIP 101.9 spoke with an expert from regional health authority CISSSO to find out more about what this means for Outaouais residents. The changes would allow someone with a degenerative disease such as Alzheimer’s to make an advance […]


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With possible imagery technician exodus looming, Pontiac CISSSO representative lays out options

8 August 2024 à 3:04 pm

With the looming possibility of the majority of the medical imagery technicians departing the Pontiac Hospital, the local representative of regional health authority CISSSO spoke with CHIP 101.9 about their planning for the weeks ahead. Imagery technicians handle several types of examinations, from CT scans to x-rays, and quick access to these services is vital […]


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