It has now been over a year since Bill 168, the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace) came into force.  So far, there have not been any reported prosecutions dealing with workplace violence or ...

Due to the illness of a family member, I have spent the vast majority of the past two years visiting many different hospitals. From Swift Current General in Saskatchewan to London Ontario’s Health Sciences Centres and St. Joseph’s, I’ve been ...

Fewer than 50 per cent of health-care workers in acute and complex continuing care got the flu shot in 2010. Efforts to boost interest in this tried and true infection control measure are underway, but are nurses interested? This flu season, ...

When I arrived at York Central Hospital a little over a year ago, the hospital was in the midst of a major transformation. The health care team had just completed a 100-Day Action Plan to address a significant budget shortfall ...

For the last several Februarys, Hospital News has focused on facilities management and design, health technology and greening health care. And every year the number of submissions increases substantially, with this year being the highest thus far. And every February ...

Does failing to ask what a resident at a long-term care home would like on his toast constitute elder abuse? The answer: yes. If you’re surprised, you’re probably not as savvy on the issue as you should be. But you’re ...

For the past year, we’ve been celebrating our 150th anniversary at Providence Care. In 1861, four religious women from Montreal arrived in Kingston to begin a new ministry to the elderly, the sick, the poor and the orphans in our ...

A 25th birthday is a big deal – reaching the quarter century milestone is a notable accomplishment, especially in the world of print. From one publishing visionary by the name of Bill Francis, then President of Auto Mart Limited, Hospital ...

Seven months ago, I almost died in Nicaragua. While swimming in waist-deep water at Poneloya beach in León, the country’s second largest city, a strong current pulled me away from shore. Floating on my back, I miraculously ended up close ...

In late November, the Canadian Institute for Health Information, released the report; Learning From the Best: Benchmarking Canada's Health System, which examines Canadians' health status, non-medical determinants of health, quality of care and access to care. It is based on ...