Alta.’s budget includes $305 million to support approximately 310,000 operating room procedures. Alberta Health estimates between 60,000 and 65,000 of these publicly funded procedures will be performed by privately-owned chartered surgical facilities
The software predicts likely missed appointments through algorithms and anonymized data, breaking down the reasons why someone may not attend an appointment using external insights including the weather, traffic, and jobs and offers back-up bookings
The New Brunswick Medical Society also says it wasn’t involved in developing the strategy. The strategy and action plan, which the Department of Health committed at least $10.3 million annually toward implementing, haven’t been made public. The
The summit, co-hosted by the Department of Health and the New Brunswick Medical Society, will take place at the end of May. Stakeholders will gather to discuss the transition to team-based primary care. No other details were provided but the medical
The University of Toronto study suggests that even with high immunization rates, unvaccinated people threaten the safety of people vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. Attack rates among those who are vaccinated against COVID-19 were highest when
The survey found that 17% of Canadians vaped in the past 12 months, up seven points since a similar poll conducted in Sept. 2020. Vaping remains more popular among those aged 18-to-34 (26%) than among their counterparts aged 35-to-54 (18%) and aged
Researchers found minimal improvement among those who completed two follow-up assessments and the study reported the most persistent symptoms one year after being discharged from the hospital were fatigue, aching muscles, physically slowing down
After rolling out the service for adults in 2021, the province saw positive effects of the adult program on the overall wait times for treatment and mental health. Horizon Health Network received some additional funding for new positions and the
As researchers say only 40% of LTC homes routinely involve residents in end-of-life care discussions, the University of Waterloo developed Better tArgeting, Better outcomes for frail ELderly patients (BABEL), a person-centred approach that involves
The organization says it's the most convincing study to date that establishes a clear link between electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and suicide prevention among Ont. patients hospitalized for depression. Suicide deaths within one year from hospital