Age-inclusive health care – Are you ageist? Post By: Melanie Bower, Education, Engagement & Communications Manager, Collaborative Care Seniors Health, Horizon Health Network. This article aims to bring increased awareness of ageism, how it operates, and how we can begin to address it. New Brunswick’s older adult population is growing fast. Seniors currently make up 22.8 per cent of our population, and by […]
Licenced Counselling Therapist Candidate hired, increasing access to therapy in primary health care facilities Post Danielle, a Licensed Counselling Therapist Candidate (LCT-C) based out of Horizon’s Fredericton Northside Community Health Centre, recently started her new role and is passionate about making a difference in the community. The LCT-C is a new Horizon role focused on delivering one-at-a-time therapy to New Brunswickers. One-at-a-time therapy is a one-time therapy session offered by […]
Emergency Department at Horizon’s Sussex Health Centre will be temporarily closed evening and night shifts all weekend Post SUSSEX – Due to a staffing shortage the Emergency Department at Horizon’s Sussex Health Centre (SHC) will be temporarily closed for the evening and night shifts all weekend beginning Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. The SHC ED will be open during the following hours: Friday, Aug. 5, 2022 until 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6. 2022 from […]
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 […]
Horizon receives Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers designation for the second year in a row Post (HORIZON) – Horizon Health Network (Horizon) has once again been named one of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers thanks to its dedicated team of staff and physicians who go above and beyond to care for New Brunswickers. Horizon first received this designation in 2024. “We are incredibly honoured to once again be on the list of employers recognized […]
Horizon’s Report to Our Communities highlights significant progress on access, patient flow, and bold primary care strategy Post (HORIZON) – Horizon continues to deliver on its commitment to patient-centred care through further improvements to access and enhancements to patient flow and overall patient experience. The seventh edition of Horizon’s Report to Our Communities highlights organizational progress from October 1 to December 31, 2024, emphasizing transparency, accountability, and innovation. Since Horizon’s last update in […]