Survey published on antimicrobial usage in New Brunswick hospitals led by Horizon staff August 10, 2022 Horizon staff have been recognized for their outstanding work on antimicrobial usage in New Brunswick hospitals. A Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Usage in New Brunswick Hospitals was published in Spring 2022 issue of the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy....
New Program – Extra helping hands help keep everyone safe in our Emergency Departments July 29, 2022 Accidents are a normal part of life, and our Horizon Emergency Department (ED) staff is here to help. If you happen to visit one of Horizon’s EDs, you may notice additional staff members working in the waiting room area to...
10 clinicians, 456 charts: How Horizon geriatricians tackled quality improvement as a team June 28, 2022
“It was like I was given a lifeline to be in control” May 12, 2022 Beverly Jean Oliver said her experience at the New Brunswick Inter-Professional Spine Assessment and Education Clinic (NB-ISAEC) has empowered her to take control of her low-back pain. Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, for close to 40 years...
Horizon’s SJRH Oncology Department home to the first Paxman machines in Atlantic Canada, a technology to help prevent hair loss during chemotherapy treatment April 28, 2022 A Horizon husband and wife duo are supporting cancer patients in the Saint John area with new technology that hits close to home. Dr. Ashley O'Brien, anesthesiologist at Horizon’s Saint John Regional Hospital (SJRH) and his wife Mari O’Brien, registered...
BREATHING EASIER November 30, 2021 Horizon's UPSTREAM program improves quality of life for patients living with COPD An estimated 1.6 million Canadians live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), yet health care providers believe that almost as many have COPD and don't know it. November...
ONLINE AND READY TO HELP November 9, 2021 Recently diagnosed with diabetes, a patient learns to manage his condition thanks to Horizon staff who are readily available online to help Stewart Gilbert had a hunch that something was wrong. Over the years, a few blood tests detected some...
THE PHYSIO KNEE GYM: WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS October 4, 2021 Louis and Joanne Babineau at their home in Dieppe. Louis had his left knee replaced in April of 2021 and has been working at physio in the Knee Gym at Horizon's The Moncton Hospital since. A total knee replacement is...
STEPPING FORWARD August 31, 2021 A Miramichi woman walked into the hospital in the morning for surgery and walked out the SAME DAY with a new knee - thanks to a new innovative knee replacement surgery. You would never know Colleen, 66, was ever slowed...