Cleanliness – November 2022 December 5, 2022 HospitalsNHS/first audit scores Emergency DepartmentVisual AuditsEmergency Dept. November 2022NHS/first audit scores Patient Care UnitVisual AuditsPatient Care Units November 2022TMH55.3%93%70%93%SJRH87.3%100%63%96%DECRH68.3%100%78.8%96%URVH87%100%85%97%MRH65%70%95% Legend TMH: The Moncton Hospital SJRH: Saint John Regional Hospital DECRH: Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital URVH: Upper River Valley Hospital...
Horizon launches an online engagement platform to hear patients’ and communities’ voices December 2, 2022 (HORIZON) – Horizon Health Network (Horizon) values the voice of our patients and communities in the planning and delivery of our health care services and wants to hear from the public on how we can improve the patient experience. To...
Robotic surgery technology coming to two New Brunswick hospitals December 1, 2022 Foundation-led fundraising campaigns will secure surgical robotics technology New Brunswick – Horizon Health Network (Horizon) and Vitalité Health Network (Vitalité) are pleased to announce a collaborative study between the two regional health authorities has clearly indicated a need for robotic...
Why Melanie, ICU RN, chose a career at Horizon’s Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital November 30, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0svpitgYPI Meet Melanie, a registered nurse (RN) in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Horizon’s Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital (DECRH) in Fredericton. Melanie has worked at the DECRH for 21 years and has spent 11 of those years working...
Exciting international partnership will bring more nurses to New Brunswick November 28, 2022 (FREDERICTON) - The University of New Brunswick (UNB) continues to find unique ways to address the province-wide nursing shortage and work toward growing New Brunswick’s population. UNB recently partnered with Horizon Health Network, the Nurses Association of New Brunswick (NANB),...
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program to improve patient surgical experience November 28, 2022 (HORIZON) – Horizon Health Network (Horizon) is now offering a program that will help patients become strong before surgery and recover safely and return home as soon as possible after surgery. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a standardized patient-centered approach...
Emergency Department at Horizon’s Sackville Memorial Hospital closing at 2:30 p.m. TODAY November 25, 2022 (SACKVILLE) – Due a shortage of physician coverage, the emergency department at Horizon’s Sackville Memorial Hospital is closing early today, Friday, Nov. 25, at 2:30 p.m. The emergency department will open as usual at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26. Emergency care...
High-intensity interval theatre (HIIT) initiative to see Horizon complete up to 96 additional orthopaedic surgeries over next several months November 24, 2022 All New Brunswickers deserve accessible and quality health care, and this initiative is one example of how Horizon is committed to providing that every day. HORIZON – Members of Horizon Health Network (Horizon)’s Surgery Program are taking an innovative approach...