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...
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...