The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority announced Thursday it plans to open up 65 new transitional beds at the River Ridge II care centre on Scotia Street, run by All Seniors Care. Gina Trinidad, WRHA chief health operations officer, said the beds could help hospital patients get back home sooner and improve long-term health outcomes. The plan is tailored for stable hospital patients who are candidates for more short-term interim care upon discharge, she said. (CBC)Manitoba's health minister said the move to split new transitional care beds from the broader acute-care system of a hospital is about consolidating services and improving the quality of care. "Rather than investing in our universal public health care system, they are taking steps to privatize it.

Source: CBC News September 07, 2017 16:45 UTC