Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation patients are walking again thanks to innovative robotic suit donated by Chalmers Foundation March 21, 2025 (FREDERICTON) – Patients at Horizon’s Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation (SCCR) are benefiting from an innovative robotic suit purchased by the Chalmers Foundation. The EksoNR Robotic Exoskeleton (Exoskeleton) allows patients with lower extremity weakness or paralysis to walk again, aiding...
Horizon Health Network Responds to the Government of New Brunswick’s 2025-26 Provincial Budget March 19, 2025 Horizon Health Network (Horizon) has met with our Government of New Brunswick partners to discuss the details of the 2025-26 provincial budget, and we are encouraged by the focus on health care. We are in the process of analyzing budget...
Enhanced Cardiovascular Care Available to New Brunswick Patients Thanks to Horizon, Amgen Canada Research Partnership March 13, 2025 (SAINT JOHN) - Horizon Health Network (Horizon) and its New Brunswick Heart Centre, together with Amgen Canada Inc., are proud to announce a groundbreaking research project aimed at improving outcomes for New Brunswick patients, especially those without a primary care...
Program provides new licensing pathway for family physicians March 12, 2025 MONCTON (GNB) – Ten family physicians are joining New Brunswick’s health-care system, having completed a program to help internationally trained physicians become licensed and work in the province. The first cohort of physicians recently completed the Practice Ready Assessment New...
SeamlessMD digital app providing heart failure patients with at-home resources and improving care March 6, 2025 (HORIZON) – Horizon is expanding the availability of a leading Canadian-made digital application, SeamlessMD, that allows patients diagnosed with heart failure to access helpful resources from their mobile device, improving their treatment experience. The expansion, which launched in February, allows...
New CT Scanner at Horizon’s Miramichi Regional Hospital Enhancing Access to Medical Imaging Services for Patients February 24, 2025 Left to right: Sam Johnston, MLA Miramichi Bay-Neguac; Dr. John Dornan, Health Minster; Joanne Sellars, Executive Director, Miramichi Regional Hospital Foundation; Dr. Sanjay Siddhartha, Chief of Staff, Miramichi Area; Cindy Coull, CT technologist; Darlene Underhill, CT manager; Pamela Power, Executive...
New CT scanner now serving patients at Charlotte County Hospital February 24, 2025 Left to right: Steven Backman, President, Charlotte County Hospital Foundation; Margaret Melanson, President and CEO, Horizon; Celina Bountalas, Director, Medical Imaging (ST. STEPHEN) – Patients and families in Charlotte County now have access to enhanced diagnostic care with the launch...
Labour and Birth Services resume at Horizon’s Upper River Valley Hospital February 20, 2025 (WATERVILLE) – Labour and birth services at Horizon’s Upper River Valley Hospital (URVH) have resumed. All pregnant individuals who would normally deliver their babies at URVH should proceed to this facility. All expectant individuals in the area that are 35...
Change to Appointment Scheduling at Horizon’s Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital February 13, 2025 (FREDERICTON) – Effective February 15, Fredericton and Upper River Valley area patients will be contacted by the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital’s program areas directly to schedule appointments – a shift away from the current centralized scheduling system – making...
Horizon CEO Statement: Virtual care pilot at Horizon’s Sussex Health Centre and Charlotte County Hospital Emergency Departments designed to improve access, strengthen the way we deliver care February 12, 2025 The following statement has been issued by Margaret Melanson, Horizon’s President and CEO with respect to the virtual care pilot at two of its community hospitals’ Emergency Departments. (HORIZON) - The virtual urgent care pilot at Horizon’s Sussex Health Centre...