Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital (ESMH) in Sheet Harbour, N.S. doesn’t have a physician and closed for the entire month of Jan. Provincial officials are planning to keep the ED open for good through a hub and spoke approach that's tailor-…
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Those experiencing houselessness while struggling with a chronic illness or health issue are more susceptible to complications and repeat ED visits. Under the Bridge Healing Transition Accommodation Program, patients treated at an Edmonton ED who…
As part of the pilot, paramedics responding to 911 call will be able to consult a Virtual Triage Physician for guidance in situations where they determine a patient could be released or referred to another healthcare provider rather than…
Alberta Health Services piloted its Complex Care Hub program at two Calgary hospitals. Through the program, patients are admitted and followed as they would be under a conventional hospital admission, but they aren't transferred to a unit in the…
Nursing vacancies for GTA hospitals are one of the greatest challenges across the system and in critical care. The four hospitals received support from the Ministry of Health to launch a pilot project to recruit and orient nurses to work across…
Alta. premier Danielle Smith floated the idea of health spending accounts for Albertans in a 2021 paper for the University of…
Horizon recruited and onboarded five RNs for patients in the ED, while a total of five NPs are now working in the ED. The health network also added nursing support to the Brunswick inpatient unit. Overall, 19 of 24 RN positions at the hospital…
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The Rural Health Equity Cluster’s latest research examines how technology can connect rural residents to healthcare services. Participants from 10 rural communities were asked to brainstorm technology…
The moves are meant to mitigate a nursing shortage in B.C., with a nursing union official reporting the province has 5,000 vacancies in…
The IUD and Women’s Health Clinic’s dedicated to helping younger women understand and plan for their reproductive lives as part of lifelong caring for their bodies. Its clientele is often marginalized by the…
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The six-week program called Better Choice, Better Health are group workshops intended to help residents manage their chronic pain symptoms. There are separate workshops for…
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada agrees the accreditation process for doctors trained overseas is too cumbersome so it'll increase capacity in its review process so applications and exam eligibility are dealt with more…
Twenty emergency operations centres set up at B.C. hospitals during the height of the COVID pandemic will be reopened as the province's healthcare system deals with surges in COVID, influenza and RSV infections. The health minister explains the…
The University of Waterloo's School of Pharmacy developed the URinCharge app, winning a $5,000 prize from Pharmasave for innovation in pharmacy. Ont. pharmacists can diagnose and prescribe medication for several minor ailments but the program is…
The practice was used during the pandemic, when hospitals attempted to clear beds for patients with COVID-19. It’s based on a model of care widely used in Nordic countries to ease hospital overcrowding. Some hospitals in England have used care…
The provincial government is looking to send more patients outside the province for quicker access to healthcare. The arrangement would send some patients who need an angiogram to get their heart problem diagnosed to the Mayo Clinic in the U.S.…