The health network’s looking to address the province’s orthopedic surgery backlog created due to staffing shortages, an aging population and pandemic-related surgery cancellations. Horizon says the funding will result in over 1,090 additional hip and
The beginning of the pandemic triggered a rapid transition to virtual patient visits with physicians in Ont., which soared up to 80% and then stabilized at 50 to 60% of all physician visits. ICES found that for more than 10 million patients with at
The NBHC's Population Health Profile provides an overview of the health and well-being of people who live, learn, work and take part in activities in each community of the province. As part of the launch, NBHC is also making it easier for citizens to
The percentage of adults limiting their sedentary time to eight hours or less per day, including three hours or less of recreational screen time differs if sedentary behaviour was self-reported as opposed to captured by a pedometer-like device
Depression is one of the strongest risk factors for suicide, the second leading cause of death for men under 50. The report on men’s mental health in the workplace also found one in three participants experienced thoughts of suicide or self-injury at
As the NBHC points out, elderly patients suffer from being stuck in hospitals and this ties up beds meant for other patients, an occupational therapist at a special care home in Moncton believes more seniors in hospital waiting to be placed in a
Se préparer au retour à la maison : de l’admission à la sortie explique aux patients et à leur famille à quoi s’attendre pendant le séjour à l’hôpital et présente les étapes pour le retour à la maison. Il fournit les informations suivantes : Date de
BC Children’s recognized pain management as one of the most challenging areas for day surgery families. To improve the situation a Patient Experience Scientist at UBC designed a study to learn about pain management communication between families and
Researchers found that nearly 30% of Canadian adults (nine million people) were infected during the Omicron wave early in 2022, compared with just 10% who were infected in the previous four waves. Of those infections, one million were among the
The research found an elevated likelihood of hospitalization, admission to an ICU and death among COVID-19 cases who were chronically exposed to fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ground-level ozone. Ozone exposure was found to be