Asian Heritage Month May 29, 2024 Zeqi Tell us about yourself. Where did you grow up and go to school? I was born in a small town in China where my entire family worked at the same factory. Growing up in this close-knit community, where almost...
An exemplary and inspiring career – Horizon’s CNO retires after 43 years of service May 10, 2024 With a career spanning 43 years in various roles on the frontline as a Registered Nurse (RN), to a health care leader, to Horizon’s Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Brenda Kinney is retiring. After spending nine years as a...
A Breath of Fresh Air – Horizon’s Green Initiative in Operating Rooms March 7, 2024 Horizon’s The Moncton Hospital and Sackville Memorial Hospital are taking significant steps to contribute to a greener planet. Recently, both facilities have ceased the use of desflurane in their operating rooms by switching to the environmentally friendly gas known as...
Horizon’s community developers partner with UNB Nursing students and Elgin seniors to offer adult health screening clinics March 6, 2024 Many hands make light work, especially in partnership with Horizon’s community developers. Together, they helped transform the Elgin Senior Centre on January 24, 2024, playing host to the inaugural “Adult Health Screening Clinics.” This initiative, organized for residents of Elgin,...
“I feel better, I breathe better, I just live better”: Patient urges others to embrace a smoke-free life now! January 26, 2024 As part of National Non-Smoking Week, Horizon salutes those enrolled in our Smoking/Vaping Cessation Program in our various communities. “I feel better, I breathe better, I just live better,” said Minto resident Jarrod Goodrum, who is new to Horizon’s smoking...
“It’s a hidden gem… that’s what patients have been calling it”: Horizon’s Queens North Community Health Centre continues to move to the beat of Minto and its surrounding communities December 19, 2023 In Minto, the Queens North Community Health Centre’s (QNCHC) variety of health services has continued to be popular amongst its residents over the years. It is one of several Horizon facilities with a special mandate to tailor its health care...
Integrated Service Delivery teams are helping children and youth with addictions and mental health concerns through therapeutics and education December 8, 2023 Youth across New Brunswick who are struggling with addictions and mental health concerns are benefiting from Integrated Service Delivery (ISD) teams and mental health clinicians like Jessica Thebeau. Jessica is a mental health clinician and part of an ISD team...
Integrated Service Delivery teams providing addiction and mental health support for children and youth in rural areas November 23, 2023 Children and youth in rural schools are able to access addictions and mental health support and resources to help them succeed thanks to multidisciplinary teams across the province. Integrated Service Delivery (ISD) teams, made up of psychology, social work, health...
Horizon hosts first annual Truth and Reconciliation Day event September 29, 2023 On September 14, 160 Horizon employees gathered in Fredericton to learn about truth and reconciliation and how it applies to health care. This is the first Horizon-led initiative in response to recommendation 57 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call...
A fun workday by the Bay of Fundy September 11, 2023 Horizon staff demonstrate dedication to patient care by making our services accessible to everyone Horizon’s Kathy Walker and Jennifer Brown recently travelled to meet Grand Manan Island patients midway, aboard the Grand Manan Ferry, to conduct annual pacemaker checks as...