Change in hours of service at Horizon’s Sussex Health Centre Emergency Department September 6, 2022 SUSSEX – Effective Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, the hours of operation for the Emergency Department at the Sussex Health Centre (SHC) will temporarily change to Monday to Sunday (seven days a week), 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. This temporary change...
Emergency Department at Horizon’s Sackville Memorial Hospital will be temporarily closed tomorrow – Friday, July 1, 2022 June 30, 2022 SACKVILLE – Due to a physician shortage the Emergency Department at Horizon's Sackville Memorial Hospital will be temporarily closed tomorrow Friday, July 1, 2022. The Emergency Department will reopen Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 8 a.m. The Emergency Department will...
Physician shortage at Horizon’s Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital Emergency Department this weekend June 17, 2022 FREDERICTON – Horizon’s Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital (DECRH) Emergency Department (ED) is facing a shortage of physician coverage this weekend. In light of this, Horizon is asking anyone with non-urgent symptoms to consider other options for care, such as...
The evolution of radiation treatment options for Prostate Cancer June 16, 2022 From Dr. Holly Campbell, BSc, MD, FRCPC As a radiation oncologist, I am never bored. I have the privilege of working with a great team of smart and motivated people and the privilege of meeting many interesting patients and their...
Community notice – Moncton area June 2, 2022 It has been brought to our attention that an individual is approaching Moncton area health community offices, companies and individuals identifying himself as having a partnership with Horizon’s The Moncton Hospital regarding the promotion of reusable tote bags. Please be...
New website promotes health care jobs in Sackville May 19, 2022 In April, the Memramcook-Tantramar Rural Health Action Group announced the launch of Sackville’s new website designed to recruit nurses, doctors, and other health care professionals to work at Horizon’s Sackville Memorial Hospital. Horizon is proud to have collaborated on this...
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...