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Meet Brandi: Senior Sonographer at Neepawa Health Centre
Read Article: Meet Brandi: Senior Sonographer at Neepawa Health CentreGrowing up in rural Manitoba, Brandi always knew she wanted to work in the medical field. Her interest was officially sparked during high school, when she job shadowed in the diagnostic imaging department at Neepawa Health Centre. “I loved the structured schedule and the variety in scans. It was a career I could really see…
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Meet Breanne, Charge Sonographer at St. Boniface Hospital
Read Article: Meet Breanne, Charge Sonographer at St. Boniface HospitalBreanne has worked in the Ultrasound Department at St. Boniface Hospital for more than a decade and employed in the health-care sector for over twenty years. As Charge Sonographer, she keeps her team safe, ensures the quality of their diagnostic scans, and makes patients the centre of everything they do. “I truly have the best…
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Meet Robin: Sonographer at Grace Hospital
Read Article: Meet Robin: Sonographer at Grace HospitalWhen patients come through the doors of the Grace Hospital with issues like abdominal pain or pelvic concerns, chances are good that a sonographer, such as Robin, will be part of their care team. Diagnostic Medical Sonography, also known as Ultrasound, uses high-frequency sound waves to support medical diagnoses. As part of the patient care…
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Message from MAHCP President Jason Linklater on Member Safety & Health
Read Article: Message from MAHCP President Jason Linklater on Member Safety & HealthPosted on September 29, 2025 Health care is a dangerous place to work. Injury rates in health care, including physical and psychological injuries, are higher than in any other sector or profession, according to Manitoba Workers Compensation Board statistics. Despite the risks, we still show up for our patients, clients, and residents every day. The…
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MAHCP statement to our members at Women’s Health Clinic
Read Article: MAHCP statement to our members at Women’s Health ClinicPosted September 16, 2025 During the week of September 8, Women’s Health Clinic made headlines due to the resignation of its five-year Executive Director, who cited an environment tainted by “toxicity and latent and overt racism and white privilege”. Women’s Health Clinic staff includes 30 valuable MAHCP members who work as counsellors, educators, dietitians, and…
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Crisis Response Centre: An Ongoing Crisis for Clinicians
Read Article: Crisis Response Centre: An Ongoing Crisis for CliniciansPosted August 29, 2025 It has been 15 months since the Winnipeg Free Press published an article exposing the serious challenges facing mental health clinicians, social workers, nurses, and counsellors working at the Crisis Response Centre (CRC), a vital 24/7 facility that supports Manitobans in need of urgent mental health care. Fifteen months later, and…
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MAHCP statement in response to WRHA home care scheduling & staffing crisis
Read Article: MAHCP statement in response to WRHA home care scheduling & staffing crisisPosted July 31, 2025 Imagine living with Parkinson’s disease and moving to a more accessible home (just 10 minutes from your previous address), only to discover that your four daily home care appointments won’t be available to you for FIVE weeks. Then imagine your 72-year-old spouse, who is still employed full-time, will be serving as…
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Statement from Jason Linklater in response to STARS contract renewal announcement
Read Article: Statement from Jason Linklater in response to STARS contract renewal announcementPosted July 12, 2025 Yesterday, the Province of Manitoba celebrated its renewal of the STARS air ambulance contract at a cost of $84 million over 10 years. While we acknowledge that STARS provides life-saving interventions to critically ill patients, but STARS alone can’t fix Manitoba’s emergency response crisis. What the government failed to mention is…
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NUPGE Convention Perspectives
Read Article: NUPGE Convention PerspectivesSubmitted by Tanya Burnside, MAHCP Vice President This was the first convention MAHCP delegates attended as a component of NUPGE (National Union of Pubic and General Employees) and it did not disappoint! Being in a room filled with 400 other activists from across the country was a valuable learning experience and a great way to…
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Meet Dorota: Mental Health Therapist Committed to PTSD Care
Read Article: Meet Dorota: Mental Health Therapist Committed to PTSD CareDorota, Mental Health Therapist Operational Stress Injury Clinic at Deer Lodge Centre Dorota is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) who works as a Mental Health Therapist at the Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Clinic at Deer Lodge Centre. She supports military members, veterans, RCMP officers, and their families as they navigate the impacts of trauma and…
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Hope at the Heart of Hospice Care
Read Article: Hope at the Heart of Hospice CareHope, Hospice Care Worker JOCELYN HOUSE HOSPICE For two years, Hope, now a Registered Nurse, has worked as a Hospice Care Worker at Jocelyn House, supporting residents who need end-of-life care. Founded in 1985 as the first residential hospice in Western Canada, Jocelyn House offers high-quality, family-centered care in a home-like environment for people who…
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Meet Abigail: West Winnipeg’s Midwife Extraordinaire
Read Article: Meet Abigail: West Winnipeg’s Midwife ExtraordinaireAbigail, Registered Midwife Winnipeg Regional Health Authority When you have a conversation with Abigail, Registered Midwife with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, you can immediately see why Manitobans in her care would feel supported, excited, and confident in their ability to navigate pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. “I was a teenager watching the Cosby Show, and…
