More patients receiving MRI appointments through optimization tactics March 16, 2023 (HORIZON) – More patients are receiving appointments, wait times have decreased and waitlists have been reduced, thanks to process improvement projects to optimize magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services at Horizon. A pilot project at Horizon’s Miramichi Regional Hospital (MRH) has...
Nurse Practitioners Now Included in Horizon Referral Reward March 6, 2023 New Brunswickers can now refer a Nurse Practitioner or Registered Nurse to work for Horizon and receive a $1,000 Horizon Referral Reward Jade, one of the first nurses successfully referred and hired through the Horizon Referral Reward programin 2022. (MONCTON)...
Upgrades to Sackville Memorial Hospital Emergency Department complete February 23, 2023 All New Brunswickers deserve accessible and quality health care and a positive patient experience, and this initiative is one example of how Horizon is committed to providing that every day (SACKVILLE) – Renovations to Horizon’s Sackville Memorial Hospital (SMH) Emergency...
Horizon provides update on Critical Action Priorities February 13, 2023 Organization making significant progress, with more than 70 key projects initiated as meaningful work takes to improve access to services, patient flow, patient experience, and retention and recruitment of health care workers (HORIZON) – Horizon Health Network is very pleased...
New Intensive Care Unit in Fredericton will improve patient and family experience January 27, 2023 All New Brunswickers deserve accessible and quality health care, and this initiative is one example of how Horizon is committed to providing that every day. (FREDERICTON) – The intensive care team at Horizon’s Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital (DECRH) in...
Update on recruitment and retention efforts, capital upgrades at Horizon’s Sackville Memorial Hospital January 9, 2023 (SACKVILLE) – Horizon Health Network (Horizon) is making progress in its efforts to recruit and retain frontline health care workers at Horizon’s Sackville Memorial Hospital (SMH), while also moving forward with key infrastructure upgrades at this facility. Recruitment and retention...
Total knee replacement surgeries now available in Waterville December 12, 2022 All New Brunswickers deserve accessible and quality health care, and this initiative is one example of how Horizon is committed to providing that every day. HORIZON - The surgical team at Horizon’s Upper River Valley Hospital (URVH) in Waterville is...
High-intensity interval theatre (HIIT) initiative to see Horizon complete up to 96 additional orthopaedic surgeries over next several months November 24, 2022 All New Brunswickers deserve accessible and quality health care, and this initiative is one example of how Horizon is committed to providing that every day. HORIZON – Members of Horizon Health Network (Horizon)’s Surgery Program are taking an innovative approach...
Horizon and Sussex community action group addresses ongoing health care challenges November 14, 2022 (HORIZON) – Horizon Health Network (Horizon), in partnership with community leaders in the Sussex area, have come together to find solutions to ensure accessible and sustainable health services in the Sussex area. The Sussex Health Centre (SHC) and Sussex and...
Horizon’s Mobile Crisis Unit in Miramichi offering expanded hours of service November 10, 2022 (MIRAMICHI) – Horizon wishes to inform the public that its Mobile Crisis Unit (MCU) in the Miramichi area is offering expanded hours of service to better meet the needs of clients by improving access and client experience for this important...