Homes and condos wired with sensors and remotely monitored by clinicians could signal a whole new approach to healthcare that gives Canadian seniors the support they need to age safely at home. Health care organizations across Canada are urgently seeking creative ...

Canada’s first sustainable health care training workshop was successfully launched recently at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital thanks to funding support from Johnson & Johnson Medical Companies (JJMC) and the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care which provided workshop development and ...

We all know that the unexpected usually happens at the most inconvenient times. Be prepared for these situations by working with a trusted partner to develop a formal contingency plan. A contingency plan will help your facility minimize downtime and ...

The cost of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI’s) to both the patient and the bottom line is staggering for hospitals. Patients attend a hospital to be healed, not harmed. At the same time, the daily financial cost to the system for ...

The opening of a new family doctor clinic. The purchase of the latest device for a hospital diagnostic imaging department. The recruitment of specialists who can provide particular treatment in the community for the first time. These are improvements to ...

Patient safety at North York General Hospital (NYGH) received a major boost with the launch of bold technology that is reducing medication errors and providing clinical staff with the latest evidence-based information to facilitate their decision making. Dubbed “eCare”, the initiative ...

Last fall, the Clinical Academic Campus (CAC) at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) was recognized as Kelowna’s first LEED Canada Gold certified building. KGH is one of two tertiary referral hospitals within the Interior Health Authority in Kelowna, British Columbia The Clinical ...

  The Scarborough Hospital is being lauded as a leader in demonstrating a serious commitment to going green and using reusable textiles in the operating room. TSH was one of five hospitals in Ontario recently awarded a Booth Centennial Green Award for ...

  Halton Healthcare Service (HHS) recently introduced Call to Order, a new Room Service food delivery system, on selected patient care units at Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH). Like its name implies, with Call to Order, patients can order their food by ...

Toronto’s Humber River Regional Hospital (HRRH) is breaking ground on a new approach to patient-centred care; empowering patients and using state-of-the-art technology to enhance the care delivery process. “Building a new acute care hospital, focused on patient-centred care and efficiency, will ...