Asthma is one of the leading causes of hospital stays for people younger than 20, with more than 6,000 hospitalizations in 2015-2016. Through the past decade, hospitalization rates were about 1.5 times higher in lowest-income neighbourhoods…
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- NBHC Population Health
- NBHC Sustainability
Scotland will develop a national digital platform to house all relevant information from patients’ health records and to be sure the information is integrated and available. The platform will allow role-based, secure access and specialist…
- NBHC Sustainability
After a successful run in Edmonton and Calgary, this pilot project expanded to the Wetaskiwin-Camrose riding in February. The pilot had advanced care paramedics respond to over 200 calls to local seniors. Instead of sending an ambulance to take a…
- NBHC Sustainability
A report from the C.D. Howe Institute finds adults aren't opting to be immunized against vaccine-preventable diseases like influenza,…
- NBHC Sustainability
Chronic kidney disease patients are said to be among the highest risk population for cardiovascular disease. When a person with CKD declines significantly, they’re referred to pre-dialysis clinics within a hospital. Those clinics receive …
- NBHC Engagement
There are currently 57 collaborative family practice teams in Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Health Authority expects the model will help with the doctor shortage in the province. The government hopes to have about 70 teams established by the…
- NBHC Care Experience
Moncton-based mental health counselling service SAGE Solutions launched a video counselling app called SAGEnow to help civilian and military to access one-on-one…
- NBHC Care Experience
Patients and visitors to the hospital and community locations operated by Toronto-area Mackenzie Health will have access to a U.S.-developed app, Wayfinding…
- NBHC Engagement
Patient engagement is increasing at clinical and health policy conferences across Canada. Such engagement often goes beyond providing passive support, as highlighted by the Patients Included…
- NBHC Sustainability
In 2017, the CIHI pointed out only 62% of British Columbians in need of hip replacements and 46% of those in need of knee replacements received the procedures within the recommended maximum wait of six months. The province will turn its Burnaby…
- NBHC Care Experience
Hospital research shows that, between 2011 to 2017, almost half of nurses working inside the Saint John fRegional Hospital emergency room have left. It associates these departures with work-related stress. The finding is part of an ongoing study…
- NBHC Care Experience
Philadelphia-based Jefferson University Hospital researchers developed a tool called the Uncertainty Scale (U-Scale) to understand the role uncertainty plays in ED…
- NBHC Care Experience
While B.C is dealing with a shortage of physicians, Creston Valley has a low vacancy rate of one-and-a-half doctors. The town took recruitment in its own hands and hired a dedicated physician recruiter. Creston Valley is home to a small local…
- NBHC Care Experience
The New Brunswick College of Psychologists says children in need of psychological assessments face an estimated three-year wait. It believes that for $4.1 million a year, that backlog could be cleared in eight years. The group’s…
- NBHC Engagement
In an effort to increase vaccination rates, the federal health minister will support five multi-year projects to…
- NBHC Engagement
In addition to the campaign, three donor physicians signed contracts to share a half-time position responsible for providing leadership and education as part of a new model for Saskatchewan's organ and tissue donation system. The 2018-2019 budget…