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A single question leads to better patient experience in the Emergency Department

HN Summary • A Nurse Practitioner (NP) pilot in Niagara Health’s ED has significantly reduced wait times and improved patient experience, with physician assessment times dropping by nearly four hours.  • NPs assess patients early—ordering tests and initiating care in the waiting room—streamlining workflow and helping...

HHS Urgent Medicine Day Unit a provincial first

HN Summary • Hamilton Health Sciences’ Urgent Medicine Day Unit (UMED) is a first-of-its-kind pilot providing rapid, hospital-level outpatient care to patients with complex conditions, helping them avoid emergency department visits and hospital admissions.  • The program offers same-day diagnostics, treatment, and specialist consultations with inpatient-level...

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Keeping EDs Open & Reducing Wait Times

Strategic solutions to support emergency departments under strain. Emergency Departments (EDs) are the essential safety...

Hospital to Home program aims to reduce ER visits

HN Summary • Windsor Regional Hospital, in partnership with SE Health, has launched the Hospital...

One-in-four children with major traumatic injuries not cared for in pediatric trauma centres

New research shows that 1 in 4 children with major traumatic injury do not...

From Canada to Jamaica: Field Clinic becomes critical care hub after Hurricane Melissa

The line of patients snakes from our canvas tent into the parking lot of...

Kids with fractures and sprains don’t need oral opioids for their pain, pediatric emergency researchers find

Cross-Canada study shows ibuprofen alone provides the same level of pain relief as ibuprofen...

Helping Canada’s health system prepare for emergency events

In the early 20th century, in the midst of the First World War, a...

Innovation where it matters most: How clinician-led research is redefining the future of emergency care

HN Summary • Clinician-led innovation is transforming emergency care at Humber River Health, where frontline...

St. Joseph’s opens new reactivation care unit to alleviate acute care pressures

HN Summary • New 21-bed Reactivation Care Unit (RCU): St. Joseph’s Health Centre opened a...

Southlake Health introduces new Emergency Department wait-time clock

HN Summary: • Southlake’s ED was originally built in 2003 to handle just over 80,000...

Nearly 300,000 Ontarians left emergency room without treatment last year

Across Canada, over 1.2 million patients left emergency rooms untreated last year. The number of...

Expanding access to prenatal education with new online modules for high-risk pregnant patients

Expecting a baby can be both exciting and overwhelming, particularly for families navigating a...

UHN’s first Emergency Preparedness Specialist reimagined how to prepare for and respond to emergencies

HN Summary • Trailblazing role: Natasha Bloomberg, UHN’s first Emergency Preparedness Specialist, is retiring after...

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