ManitobaHealth advice from both doctors and nurses in Manitoba is now only a phone call away, the province says.Nurse practitioners also expected to join phone hotlineCBC News · Posted: Nov 27, 2025 9:11 PM EST | Last Updated: 5 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.In the first 10 days of physician service, the province says 160 people were transferred to speak to a doctor and only 10 of them were triaged to an emergency department. (Shutterstock)Health advice from both doctors and nurses in Manitoba is now only a phone call away, the province says.Health Links–Info Santé — a bilingual, nurse-managed telephone program that Manitobans can call for assessment, triage and health advice — is adding two physicians to the program, the province said in a Thursday news release.One physician added to the phone hotline earlier this month is available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., the province says. Another is expected to work overnight hours in December.Nurse practitioners are also expected to join the service, but the province did not specify when.The telephone service receives an average of 400 calls daily, and the province says an average of 40 callers are triaged to emergency departments each day.In the first 10 days of physician service, 160 people were transferred to speak with a doctor and only 10 of them were triaged to an emergency department, the province says.Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said in the release that strengthening phone and virtual health services can help lower-acuity patients receive proper care and avoid the emergency room.
Manitoba Health Links service adding doctors to offer advice around the clock
