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FOR MAHCP FULL MEMBERS ONLY Bingo words for August 16th: Birtle | Crystal City | Roblin | Dauphin | Easterville If you have a full house email mahcpcontest@mahcp.ca!

MAHCP BINGO – AUGUST 16-20!  Join us for Bingo and you could win! Starting August 16th, words will be posted on our website and Facebook – the first full house to email us will win $100. There will also be five random draws for $25. OPEN TO FULL MAHCP MEMBERS ONLY. All bingos will be…

We are proud to introduce “The Voice”, the newly renamed MAHCP newsletter. The feature in this issue focuses on mental health, burnout, and trauma among health care providers, and when to ask for help. Additionally, it features important messages and reports from our President and Vice-President, upcoming scholarship information and of course, our acknowledgment of…

  MEDIA RELEASE | PDF Version ONE WEEK LATER, STILL NO RELIEF FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS IN ICU Winnipeg MB, May 28, 2021 – One week after the Premier made a plea to the federal government for an additional 20 Respiratory Therapists, ICU’s have not seen any additional federal help. MAHCP is asking the Manitoba Government…

MEDIA RELEASE Failed Staffing Strategy, Lack of Investments Leave Labs Short in Crisis Three Military Staff a “Drop in the Bucket” Click here for PDF version. May 27, 2021 Winnipeg MB – Earlier this week, critical staffing shortages in Shared Health Microbiology Departments that perform COVID and other necessary medical tests caused the Manitoba Government…

We are so grateful. The life-saving services that Paramedics provide are like no other, they are as front line as it gets. Over the last year they have put their lives on the line to serve the public, before there was a vaccine, before they could even get proper PPE – paramedics were there. May…

Critical Staffing Shortage on Patient Transport Team Putting Patients at Risk Click here for PDF version. May 21, 2021 Winnipeg MB– The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) is sounding the alarm about the growing number of critical patient transports and the acute shortage of specialized Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapists (APRTs) who perform them. …

Congratulations to the winners of our Allied Health Care Professionals Week Membership Draw! Winners are: $500 (2 Winners) – Charmaine Moar & Patricia Wishnowski $250 (5 Winners) – Shawn Dingwall, John McGrath, Brent Wery, Lea Neufeld La Rue & Madeleine Lacson $100 (6 Winners) – Amy Swirsky, Rommel Mendoza, Emerald Savary, Eniko Kresz, Marlon Evan…

MEDIA RELEASE Allied Health Care Professionals Recognition Week is May 10th – 16th. MAHCP calls for increased staffing alongside rising ICU numbers.  Winnipeg, MB May 10th, 2021 –This week is Allied Health Care Professionals Recognition Week in Manitoba, a time to stand up for the frontline folks who are there for us every day.  Allied…

Alone or with family, this week is about fun. Put on your thinking caps and show us how it’s done! Creativity, natural talent and even some flair, how far will you go to show us your “somewhere”. Marks will be tallied, bonus points apply too, put your all into this and you might win it.…

Join us for Allied Healthcare Professionals Recognition Week! The Member Engagement Committee is pleased to announce fabulous online events to celebrate Allied Healthcare Professionals Recognition Week and YOU. From May 10th -15th, join MAHCP for a fun variety of activities and events. There are also some great prizes to be won. From Paint Night hosted by WPG…

  The National Day of Mourning is observed in Canada on 28 April. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards and incidents. Click here to read about the history of the National Day of Mourning and visit Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety  for more information.