Articles By: Christine Moon
Call volumes on the rise at CritiCall Ontario
More than 21,000 cases – that’s how many times CritiCall Ontario answered calls from Ontario physicians who needed assistance caring for a critically or emergently ill or injured patient this past year. In fact, for the past five years, call ...
CritiCall Ontario focuses on the power of communication
to help critically ill patients
In an era when e-mail is rapidly replacing phone calls in many workplaces, telephones and the simple power of dialogue continue to form the foundation of CritiCall Ontario’s service. Built on the premise that communication can be one of ...
CritiCall Ontario answers the call for critical
care support
For many critical care or specialist physicians in Ontario, a call from CritiCall is nothing out of the ordinary. As a 24/7 telephone consultation and referral resource for hospital-based physicians caring for critically ill patients, CritiCall relies on physicians with ...
Complex Rehabilitation Unit helps patients recover one
step at a time
George Nesbitt is taking things one step at a time these days but he doesn't mind a bit. In fact, the 78 year old is just happy to be back on his feet after spending more than two months in ...
Pain management lends a hand in RSDS patient’s
recovery process
Every Wednesday Brad Domonsky drives from his home in Barrie to Hamilton. It's a two-hour drive he doesn't mind making because every trip brings him a step closer to his goal of one day returning to his career as a ...
Reducing Errors and Saving Lives: Hamilton Health
Sciences Hosts Patient Safety Symposium
Healthcare is a high-hazard industry and each year, hospital staff, patients and their families suffer because of mistakes that could often be avoided. This was the subject of the first ever patient safety symposium hosted by Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) ...
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