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Health in the News
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- NBHC Population Health
- NBHC Care Experience
The $43.8-million emergency department at Winnipeg’s Grace Hospital is over five times the size of the hospital’s previous ED. It’s part of a system-wide hospital reorganization aimed at reducing ED wait times. It has a "care-zone concept"…
- NBHC Population Health
Data from fiscal year 2016-2017 found that 44% of students in grades seven to 12 tried alcohol at least once, an increase from FY2014-2015's figure of 40% and reversing a downward trend observed since FY2008-2009. Health Canada found cannabis use…
- NBHC Sustainability
The NHS will hire 300 employment coaches who will find patients jobs to keep them out of hospital. It assumes people with work work tend to be in better health, visit their GP less and are less likely to require hospital treatment. The…
- NBHC Care Experience
Most guidelines say a broken hip should be repaired within the first 24 hours. But researchers from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences found two-thirds of patients didn’t get their hip fractures repaired within the recommended 24-hour…
- NBHC Sustainability
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) brought in Dr. Denis Lennox to share his insight on transforming rural medicine. He toured northern Ontario and…
- NBHC Engagement
Alberta Health Services says a provincial advisory council is being developed to inform providers about the unique requirements of the LGBTQ community. This follows a census of AHS staff to determine the state of diversity and inclusion in the…
- NBHC Care Experience
A survey conducted for Health Canada found that 13% of B.C. parents had "low trust" in vaccinations, while parents in Quebec were more likely…
- NBHC Care Experience
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the top five reasons people end up in emergency rooms in Canada. This study found patients with uncomplicated UTIs can be…
- NBHC Care Experience
Located in the same building as the private Southern Alberta Institute of Urology, the Prostate Cancer Centre opened in Calgary to provide PSA testing and other…
- NBHC Care Experience
The QE II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax successfully put in kiosks in 2011. Now, Health P.E.I. is looking to implement self-serve admitting kiosks at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown and Prince County Hospital in Summerside.…
- NBHC Care Experience
Their Putting Patients at the Heart (PPATH) Program was awarded the Canadian College of Health Care Leaders, 3M Health Care Quality Team Award – Improvement Across a Health…
- NBHC Care Experience
The app, called SurgeCon, was developed by a RN and a doctor who work at Carbonear General Hospital's emergency department. The app is now used by all front-line staff at…
- NBHC Care Experience
Transfer of patients from the intensive care unit (ICU) to a general hospital ward is considered a high-risk transition in which breakdowns in communication, medical errors and adverse events resulting in readmission can occur. This Canadian…
- NBHC Care Experience
Revera believes market and researchers tend to overlook the diversity within the senior population. Its survey makes a case for the…
- NBHC Population Health
A report from Heart & Stroke finds women are disproportionately affected by stroke, with females one-third more likely to die from an event. Other…