Emergency Department at Horizon’s Sussex Health Centre will be temporarily closed for Friday and Sunday for evening and night shifts Post SUSSEX – Due to shortage of available nursing staff, the Emergency Department at Horizon’s Sussex Health Centre (SHC) will be temporarily closed for the evening and night shifts on Friday, July 15, 2022 and Sunday, July 17, 2022. The SHC ED will be closed during the following hours: Friday, July 15, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to […]
Get to know Horizon’s Regional Manager of Indigenous Health Programming Post June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day, a day to recognize, appreciate, respect, and celebrate First Nations, Inuit and Metis people of Canada. Meet Aaron, a Wolastoqiyik woman from Sitansisk (St. Mary’s First Nation), who is Horizon’s Regional Manager of Indigenous Health Programming, based in Fredericton and serving all of Horizon. What led you to […]
Youth are building healthy New Brunswick communities – and here’s how Post Through a partnership with Mount Allison University, Horizon’s Port Elgin and Region Health Services Centre (PERHSC) has secured a student who created positive change for the community in just a short amount of time. This year, that student was Hannah Crouse. Over the course of 15 weeks, while working together with her peers, Hannah has connected […]
Horizon is going virtual to honour its 2020 Community Health Recognition Award recipients on June 25 Post Jean Daigle, VP Community, Horizon Health Network It’s been said time and time again, that good health is more than just good health care. It goes beyond the walls of our hospitals – good health starts with wellness, and wellness starts where people live, work and play. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and because of it, […]
Horizon’s Blackville Health Centre provides care in the community Post In the rural community of Blackville, citizens have access to quality care, close to home at Horizon’s Blackville Health Centre. Just off Main Street on Schafer Lane, the health centre is a family practice that provides services to the village of Blackville and its outlying communities. The health centre is staffed by Patty McNeil and […]
Report to Our Communities highlights progress, achievements and collaboration taking place across Horizon Post (HORIZON) – Horizon Health Network (Horizon) is making progress to action strategic improvements while remaining accountable and transparent. Horizon continues to strategically approach the recruitment and retention of health care workers, while improving access to services that prioritize optimizing patient flow, enhancing the overall patient experience. Horizon’s Report to Our Communities showcases the achievements of […]
Pilot project introduced to treat major depressive disorder Post (GNB) – The government has partnered with the Horizon Health Network, Saint John-based Canadian Health Solutions and the Chalmers Foundation to offer a pilot project to help treat major depressive disorder. The treatment, called repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, influences the electrical activity of the brain by passing brief pulses of electrical current through a non-invasive […]
Report to Our Communities highlights progress, achievements and collaboration taking place across Horizon Post Report to Our Communities highlights progress, achievements and collaboration taking place across Horizon (HORIZON) – Horizon Health Network (Horizon) is making significant progress to action strategic improvements aimed at strengthening the recruitment and retention of health care workers, while delivering better access to services, improving the overall patient experience, and optimizing patient flow in our […]
More patients receiving hip and knee replacements sooner, as Horizon eliminates waitlist for patients waiting a year or more Post 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) – More New Brunswick patients are receiving hip and knee replacements sooner, as Horizon Health Network (Horizon) has eliminated the waitlist for eligible patients […]
Horizon improving access to care by extending service at Fredericton Urgent Treatment Centre to three days a week Post (FREDERICTON) – Horizon Health Network (Horizon) is pleased to announce its Fredericton Urgent Treatment Centre will now be open to serve patients three days per week. Beginning this week, the facility will now be open on Tuesdays – in addition to Mondays and Wednesdays – including holidays, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. to better […]