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Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little received 25-30 stitches Tuesday night after being struck in the head by a puck at Bell MTS Place.
“During the third period of last night’s game versus the New Jersey Devils, Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little was struck near the ear by a shot. Before the completion of the game, Little was transported to St. Boniface Hospital where he received 25-30 stitches to close a laceration,” the team said in a statement.
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — One of the Winnipeg hospitals undergoing a revamp ordered by Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government had to briefly redirect some patients from its emergency department this week.
No emergency cases were affected, hospital officials said Thursday, but the province’s opposition parties warned that the situation was an example of deteriorating health care under the Tories.
By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg hospital is apologizing for sending the wrong baby’s remains to a grieving family in Nunavut.
Martine Bouchard, president of St. Boniface Hospital, says a review is underway and the family will be told of its findings.
WINNIPEG — Seven grand prizes should help entice your decision to support the St. Boniface Hospital Foundation this season in the Mega Million Choices Lottery.
The lottery was officially launched Wednesday at one of the grand prize homes in Bridgwater Trails.
WINNIPEG — St. Boniface Hospital has temporarily closed nine operating rooms due to a malfunctioning air handling system.
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority announced Wednesday the closures will impact surgeries scheduled for the remainder of this week at the hospital. Repairs are expected to be completed by late Friday.
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WINNIPEG — Construction work will soon begin on the emergency department at St. Boniface Hospital as part of a $5 million expansion project.
A tender for a demolition contractor will be going out in the coming days for work to begin in April. Construction on the 2,214-square-foot emergency department expansion will begin early this summer.
Six grand prizes make up the new St. Boniface Hospital’s 2018 Mega Million Choices Lottery, with a retail prize value of more than $2.5 million.
The lottery launched on Tuesday and will see funds invested into St. Boniface Hospital to diagnose and treat patients with state-of-the-art equipment, while attracting research partners from around the globe.
Winnipeg police have tracked down two people they say are responsible for stealing narcotics from a parked ambulance at St. Boniface Hospital last month.
Six vials of narcotics, including fentanyl and midazolam, were taken from an ambulance in the early morning hours of November 27.
An ambulance parked at St. Boniface Hospital had vials of narcotics stolen early Monday morning.
The thefts occurred at around 3 a.m. and included two vials of midazolam and four vials of fentanyl.
