
Steinbach and Ste. Anne are facing significant healthcare challenges, including staffing shortages and reduced hospital hours, but Manitoba’s Minister of Health, Seniors and Long-term Care says the province is committed to strengthening rural healthcare. Uzoma Asagwara, who recently visited the region as part of a listening tour, says the government is working to recruit and retain healthcare workers, expand training opportunities and collaborate with local communities to improve services. Listening to frontline workers Minister Asagwara has been engaging directly with frontline health-care workers through a listening tour across the province. Since taking office, they visited several health-care sites, including the Bethesda Regional Health Centre in Steinbach, to hear from those providing care at the bedside. googletag.cmd.push(function() { if($(document).width()