$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...
Licensed Counselling Therapist hired in Moncton area, providing one-at-a-time therapy sessions April 11, 2023 Licensed Counselling Therapist hired in Moncton area, providing one-at-a-time therapy sessions Horizon has hired a Licensed Counselling Therapist (LCT) to provide one-at-a-time or single-session therapy to people in the Moncton area. “It's called one-at-a-time therapy or single-session therapy because that...
Cleanliness – March 2023 April 6, 2023 HospitalsNHS/first audit scores Emergency DepartmentVisual AuditsEmergency Dept. March 2023NHS/first audit scores Patient Care UnitVisual AuditsPatient Care Units March 2023TMH55.3%95%70%95%SJRH87.3%100%63%91%DECRH68.3%100%78.8%96%URVH87%100%85%96%MRH65%97%70%96% Legend TMH: The Moncton Hospital SJRH: Saint John Regional Hospital DECRH: Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital URVH: Upper River Valley Hospital...
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...