Technology has had a profound impact on the quality of healthcare in Canada and around the world. Not only does it allow for better care to be delivered at the bedside, it also has the ability to bring healthcare providers together ...

At Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC), patients are first. Most hospitals would say the same. In fact, this one touted that claim for years. Then, in early 2009, we adopted the Patient and Family Centred Care (PFCC) model ...

This is a question healthcare professionals have to answer almost every day. As they work with patients and families who are making healthcare decisions, the goal is to move care in the right direction. How much control should patients have ...

The Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) is the primary piece of legislation governing Ontario’s workplaces.  It establishes minimum standards with respect to hours of work, overtime, vacation, public holidays, wages, leaves of absence, layoffs, terminations, severance, and other work-related issues.  ...

“Your schooling may be over, but remember that your education still continues.” This quote from an unknown author can often be heard during graduations and commencement ceremonies. It serves a as reminder to those wearing the caps and gowns and who are ...

This past fall, the terrible issue of bullying was front and centre once again. The story of Amanda Todd and her cry for help, and subsequent death, were difficult for me to bear. There is no doubt this girl suffered ...

The vast majority of health care professionals are amazingly dedicated to helping others maintain or regain a healthy lifestyle. Regardless of whether it's a nurse or a physician or a personal support worker or any other front line care professional, there ...

This blog may be considered controversial by some and beyond the purview of a hospital CEO. I am writing it because, as a leader in the system I need to communicate the valid need for change and what is driving ...

In 2012, the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care (www.greenhealthcare.ca) reached more people and organisations than ever before. We dramatically expanded our membership among health care facilities and health systems, as well as environmentally-conscious businesses, non-profit groups and individual environmental ...

Recruitment and retention of high quality health care staff is an ongoing challenge for hospitals in Canada, especially when it comes to nurses.  A 2008 study by the Canadian Nurses Association predicated that Canada would face a shortfall of 113,000 ...