Horizon removes continuous masking requirement May 8, 2023 (HORIZON) – Effective today, the continuous use of face masks will no longer be required in Horizon hospitals and health care facilities, with a few exceptions. The exceptions are: Oncology units or clinics. Oncology patients are not required to wear a...
$155 million in renovations underway at Horizon’s Saint John Regional Hospital April 28, 2023 SAINT JOHN – (GNB) Construction work has begun on the first stage of a $155-million multi-year project to modernize and expand Horizon’s Saint John Regional Hospital. The multi-phase project will enhance care delivery by modernizing and expanding the hospital. “This...
New partnership to significantly increase access to cataract surgeries in Miramichi region April 24, 2023 Partnership with Miramichi Cataract Surgical Center will see 75 cataract surgeries completed every week while enhancing OR availability at Horizon’s Miramichi Regional Hospital (MIRAMICHI) – A new partnership between Horizon and a Miramichi-based ophthalmology clinic is tripling the number of...
Oncology nurses to help cancer patients navigate their care April 14, 2023 (MONCTON) – The provincial government announced today that a team of oncology nurses is in place tasked specifically to help patients navigate the complex system for cancer care. “Receiving a cancer diagnosis turns a person’s world upside down,” said Health...
RHA community outreach teams collaborate to support shelter clients April 11, 2023 From left: Andrew Raven, Peer Navigator, Salvus Clinic; Natasha Landry, Social Worker, Addictions and Mental Health, Vitalité; Amoreena Ashe, Nurse, Salvus Clinic; France Maillet-Gagnon, Nurse Practitioner, Salvus Clinic; Annette Taylor, Nurse Practitioner, Salvus Clinic; and Damon Sebastians, Social Worker, Addiction...
Celebrating successes of community collaboration in Tantramar April 6, 2023 From left, are Bill Evans, Chair of the Sackville Memorial Hospital Foundation, Christa Wheeler-Thorne, Executive Director of the Moncton area, John Higham, Margaret Tusz-King, and Pat Estabrooks, from the Memramcook-Tantramar Rural Health Action Group, with Margaret Melanson, interim President. (TANTRAMAR)...
Horizon surgery initiatives see an extra 115 patients receive hip or knee replacements over four-month period April 4, 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 (HORIZON) – Over the last four months,115 additional orthopedic surgeries...
Horizon introducing updated COVID-19 screening process April 3, 2023 (HORIZON) – Horizon is introducing a new screening process at its hospitals and health care facilities. Beginning today, patients, social visitors and designated support persons (DSPs), who are essential partners in care, will be required to self-screen for signs and symptoms...
$41 million invested to support accessible and quality health care March 31, 2023 FREDERICTON (GNB) – The provincial government is investing $41 million in capital funding to support its health-care partners in their delivery of accessible and quality health care. The funding from the Department of Health is for equipment less than $100,000...
New program improving quality of life, reducing need for surgery for osteoarthritis patients March 29, 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. (HORIZON) – Horizon patients living with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis...