Horizon committed to action, collaboration to improve the health care experience for all New Brunswickers January 5, 2024 (HORIZON) – Horizon Health Network (Horizon) is committed to a number of initiatives to improve overcrowding in our hospitals and long wait times in our Emergency Departments (EDs). Over the holidays, our hospitals were not able to effectively respond to...
Horizon expands new self-booking tool for X-ray appointments to Miramichi area January 4, 2024 (MIRAMICHI) – Horizon Health Network (Horizon) is now expanding the new self-booking service for X-ray appointments at the Miramichi Regional Hospital. The focus of the initiative is to improve patient experience by providing patients with a new, easy, and modern...
Horizon asks the public to consider options before presenting to an Emergency Department December 31, 2023 HORIZON – Horizon Health Network is asking the public to consider their health care options before presenting to an Emergency Department. Horizon’s Emergency Departments are experiencing large volumes of patients, and our priority is to care for trauma and critical...
Clinical assistants being added to health-care system December 15, 2023 FREDERICTON (GNB) - Clinical assistants will be hired to provide patients with care in both of the province’s regional health authorities. The clinical assistant program is a partnership involving the government, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick, the...
Horizon’s latest Report to Our Communities highlights substantial progress made on critical action priorities December 6, 2023 FREDERICTON – Horizon is continuing to achieve positive results from a number of strategic transformation projects that are helping to improve the way we deliver health care services to our patients. Our third Report to Our Communities, which was shared...
Horizon launches new self-booking tool for X-Ray appointments in Saint John area December 5, 2023 SAINT JOHN – A new service will provide patients in the Saint John area with a new, easy, and modern way to book their own X-ray appointments. Horizon Health Network (Horizon) is excited to announce patients with an X-ray note...
Nearly 2,000 health care professionals join Horizon so far this fiscal year December 1, 2023 (HORIZON) – Horizon is continuing to make significant progress with the recruitment and retention of health care workers in New Brunswick, with 1,928 physicians, nursing staff and other health care professionals joining our organization so far this fiscal year. “Our...
Pilot project at Fredericton hospital given permanent status to mark Physician Assistants Day November 27, 2023 FREDERICTON – A pilot project that has been helping improve access to primary care for years at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton was given permanent status today to mark Physician Assistants Day. Health Minister Bruce Fitch said...
Horizon making significant progress in improving access, reducing wait times for hip and knee surgeries while maintaining OR access for other specialties November 24, 2023 HORIZON – Horizon has made significant progress to improve access to hip and knee surgeries, cutting wait times in half since 2020, without impacting OR time for other surgical specialties. Horizon also remains fully committed to improving OR access and...
New Urgent Treatment Centre in Fredericton to improve access to primary health care for non-life-threatening medical needs November 22, 2023 Horizon’s Fredericton Urgent Treatment Centre will provide improved access and a better experience for patients suffering from non-life-threatening medical needs FREDERICTON – Patients in the Fredericton area now have improved access to primary health care, thanks to the opening of...