nurse training seats over the next several years.The funding announcement came Wednesday, days after Manitoba urgently asked Ottawa to send up to 30 ICU nurses to help deal with a provincial health system stretched thin by COVID-19.
Manitoba asks feds to send ICU nurses amid worsening COVID-19 health care crisis “I want to recognize and commend the incredible contribution of nurses working in our hospitals, personal care homes and community home-care services across our province,” said Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, in a government release.“We know this pandemic has put an enormous strain on our nurses and our health-care system.“Our government is keen to work closely and collaboratively with our post-secondary institutions to expand.