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An analysis of NICU departmental ‘Plan Typologies’
in a single room care model
As the single room care model becomes the norm in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit planning and design, the single rooms can be arranged in a variety of configurations which have direct impacts on patient care delivery, operational efficiency and cost. Parkin ...
Integrating maternal-child data for all births in Ontario
On the campus of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), recent privacy software innovations have been united with a clinical database to create one of the most comprehensive, secure, and coveted mother-child registries in Canada. BORN (Better Outcomes Registry ...
Virtual Emergency Room: Using technology to reach kids
in crisis
Every year, thousands of youth experience a mental health crisis, yet Ontario’s Wait Time Strategy data shows that these children can wait up to a year to be seen by a psychiatrist because of the severe shortage of these specialists. A ...
Care close to home for the tiniest and most
fragile residents
Yvette Gabovic-Dahlke cuddles her tiny son as she gently rocks back and forth in the hospital rocking chair. Her eyes rarely leave the precious bundle. With his little head nestled in her neck and his eyes closed in slumber, it ...
Café Scientifique: Making health research available to
the public
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Café Scientifique program fosters informal discussion about scientific research topics between the public, researchers and expert clinicians. They typically take place at cafés, pubs, restaurants, or in a community centre. They are about ...
Expanding space and services for babies and
pregnant women
St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto (St. Joe’s) is expanding care for pregnant women and new mothers before, during and after delivering a baby. One way the organization is responding to the needs of the growing south-west Toronto community is with the ...
The Credit Valley Hospital recognizes paediatric
oncology clinic partners
At a brief ceremony on November 8th 21011, the partners in the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) Satellite Clinic at The Credit Valley Hospital unveiled a new sign to celebrate and recognize this initiative that provides certain aspects of ...
Flash mob “celebrates” local cancer services for
children at Grand River Hospital and provincial network
of care
Grand River Hospital and the community have marked Childhood Cancer Awareness Month by “celebrating” local services that help kids live their everyday lives while undergoing treatment. The hospital’s KW Site was home to a flash mob to the Kool and the ...
Improving outcomes for teenage dialysis patients
The BC Children’s Hospital renal program launched a transition clinic in 2007, with the goal of increasing survival rates among adolescents transferring from pediatric to adult renal services. Headed by pediatric nephrologist Dr. Mina Matsuda-Abedini, a clinical investigator at the Child ...
Volunteers ease stress of surgery at
children’s hospital
In an effort to offer continued support to children and youth undergoing surgery, the operating room (OR) staff at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), implemented a program that allows parents to be present during the anaesthetic induction of ...
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The first comprehensive recycling program in British Columbia health care
The Lower Mainland Recycling Renewal project is the first of its kind for BC health authorities. Previous recycling efforts at most of our [...]
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An analysis of NICU departmental ‘Plan Typologies’ in a single room care model
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Implementation of ePatient Record improves quality of care
As the implementation of electronic patient record (ePR) begins at Providence Care in Kingston, examination of current processes and planning for future processes [...]
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St. Joseph’s electronic patient records focus on improving quality of care
St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto is excited about our progress to date as we enter the later stages of Phase 2 of our [...]
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Operating Room Supply Chain: Want OR efficiency? Learn to find best locations for supplies
Pilot study finds key supply chain projects like optimizing your OR inventory can reduce costs and improve staff satisfaction. This is the second [...]
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Bringing local food to health care food service
Often the struggle for health care food service is balancing a variety of dietary needs with tight budgets. This delicate balance can make [...]
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Integrating maternal-child data for all births in Ontario
On the campus of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), recent privacy software innovations have been united with a clinical database to [...]
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Canada’s oldest avatars: Making healthcare smarter
Homes and condos wired with sensors and remotely monitored by clinicians could signal a whole new approach to healthcare that gives Canadian seniors [...]
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Virtual Emergency Room: Using technology to reach kids in crisis
Every year, thousands of youth experience a mental health crisis, yet Ontario’s Wait Time Strategy data shows that these children can wait up [...]
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Getting to Green: Sustainable health care training
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 & [...]
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Are you ready for the unexpected? Steps to help develop an effective contingency plan
We all know that the unexpected usually happens at the most inconvenient times. Be prepared for these situations by working with a trusted [...]
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Going better than green for cleaning
The cost of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI’s) to both the patient and the bottom line is staggering for hospitals. Patients attend a hospital [...]
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On the record: Technology improves patient care
The opening of a new family doctor clinic. The purchase of the latest device for a hospital diagnostic imaging department. The recruitment of [...]
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Ten year milestone reached by lung transplant recipient
Last year, 2011 was an excellent year for Brittany Henry. At 24 years of age, she was still alive. And well enough to [...]
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Bringing improved patient safety and the latest evidence to the bedside
Patient safety at North York General Hospital (NYGH) received a major boost with the launch of bold technology that is reducing medication errors [...]
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Green Clinical Academic Campus is golden
Last fall, the Clinical Academic Campus (CAC) at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) was recognized as Kelowna’s first LEED Canada Gold certified building. KGH [...]
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Greening the operating room
The Scarborough Hospital is being lauded as a leader in demonstrating a serious commitment to going green and using reusable textiles in [...]
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Addictions and Drugs
Drug information systems protect patients from drug interactions
It’s an easy scenario to imagine. A man consults his doctor for a particular condition. The doctor writes a prescription. Sometime later that [...]
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Disease management requires technology―and an attitude change
Multiple chronic conditions are reaching epidemic proportions and putting an unprecedented financial and logistical strain on our health care system. Chronic conditions in [...]
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