Screening: unavailable appointments granted

Due to a problem with the appointment scheduling platform for COVID-19 screening, several unavailable time slots have been granted for the next few days in the Mauricie and Center-du-Québec regions. • Read also: Crowded screening, neglected emergencies The health authorities do not have the necessary staff to honor these erroneously distributed appointments and must therefore … Read more

Blood banks are dry: unheard of in Mauricie and Center-du-Québec

The CIUSSS Mauricie Center-du-Québec launched an appeal to people in the region on Monday to replenish the Hema-Québec blood bank. As everywhere in Quebec, the regional health network lacks donors, the first consequence of which is the postponement of non-urgent surgeries. This appeal to the population targets all donors, but more particularly those belonging to … Read more

COVID-19: units at CHSLD Cooke under surveillance

A new COVID-19 outbreak is looming over the CHSLD Cooke in Trois-Rivières where two units are currently under close surveillance by the CIUSSS de la Mauricie-Center-du-Québec after two health workers contracted the disease. The D2 and D3 units were put into “energized” mode Wednesday evening by the CIUSSS Mauricie-Center-du-Québec. This means increased vigilance and possible … Read more

These news that make people talk

Several news caught the attention of our teams of journalists across the province. Here is in a few seconds this news which makes talk at home. In Trois-Rivières. After the euphoria that followed the announcement of progressive deconfinement, key events in the Mauricie are wondering about their future. In Chaudière-Appalaches, two MRCs in the region … Read more

Forced to cancel business trip after conflicting test results

A man from Drummondville discovered this week that traveling during a pandemic has its share of surprises, finding himself forced to cancel his essential business trip to Ecuador after receiving different test results . Owner of an orthotherapy clinic closed since last March, Frédéric Pagé was soon to reopen in this small South American country. … Read more