Horizon reports significant recruitment gains in 2022-23; hundreds more staff providing care throughout health care system May 17, 2023 (HORIZON) – Horizon successfully recruited nearly 2,400 employees during the 2022-23 fiscal year, representing a net gain of 550 more health care professionals who are providing safe and quality care for patients, increasing access to services, and supporting our current...
Horizon’s Upper River Valley Hospital temporarily diverting labour and birth services May 12, 2023 (WATERVILLE) – Labour and birth services will be temporarily unavailable at Horizon’s Upper River Valley Hospital (URVH) beginning at 4 p.m. on Monday, May 15 until Wednesday, May 17 at 8 a.m. All pregnant individuals who would normally deliver their...
Virtual consultations now available for patients seeking urgent mental health care in Horizon Emergency Departments May 10, 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) – Patients with mental distress who present to a...
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...
Cleanliness – April 2023 May 8, 2023 HospitalsNHS/first audit scores Emergency DepartmentVisual AuditsEmergency Dept. April 2023NHS/first audit scores Patient Care UnitVisual AuditsPatient Care Units April 2023TMH55.3%89%70%94%SJRH87.3%98%63%93%DECRH68.3%97%78.8%96%URVH87%87%85%93%MRH65%89%70%93% Legend TMH: The Moncton Hospital SJRH: Saint John Regional Hospital DECRH: Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital URVH: Upper River Valley Hospital...
“Small things can make a big difference”: Horizon physiotherapists and occupational therapists help hospitalized patients get home faster May 5, 2023 From left to right, physiotherapist Justin Saulnier, occupational therapist Michelle Goguen, and Tara Mann, manager of Physiotherapy Services for Horizon's Moncton area. Tara Mann, a Horizon physiotherapist, and the Manager of Physiotherapy Services and Julie Lawson, Manager of occupational and recreation therapy...
Horizon patient overcomes TTP May 4, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGmaDEYapKk Joel was recently diagnosed with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP), a rare, life-threatening blood disorder with an estimated 90 per cent mortality rate if untreated. It also significantly increases the risk of strokes, heart attacks and kidney failure, among other...
$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...