Health authorities, led by nurses, still on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic March 29, 2022 If you’ve entered a Horizon hospital or health facility recently you know not much has changed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s because it can’t — not yet, anyways. COVID-19 is still very present in New Brunswick. There...
Temporary Closure of the Emergency Department at Horizon’s Sussex Health Centre March 25, 2022 SUSSEX - Due to a shortage of nurses, the Emergency Department at Horizon's Sussex Health Centre (SHC) will be temporarily closed for the weekend evening and night shifts on Friday, March 25, 2022 to Sunday, March 27, 2022. The temporary...
Horizon reminds public masks are mandatory in hospitals and health care facilities March 24, 2022 HORIZON - Horizon wishes to remind the public that masks remain mandatory in all Horizon hospitals and health care facilities. All patients, clients and support persons will continue to be screened for COVID-19 symptoms and asked a series of questions...
Progress being made on nursing recruitment at Horizon’s Sackville Memorial Hospital March 21, 2022 SACKVILLE - Horizon is pleased to confirm that nursing recruitment efforts at Horizon’s Sackville Memorial Hospital (SMH) are yielding positive results, with several new staff members being added to the clinical team. In recent weeks, Horizon has successfully recruited a...
Critical Emergency Department Staffing Shortages at Horizon’s Saint John Regional Hospital this weekend March 18, 2022 SAINT JOHN - Horizon's Saint John Regional Hospital (SJRH) Emergency Department (ED) is facing a critical shortage of nursing staff this weekend (March 18-20). This means the department will be operating at a reduced capacity, and Horizon is asking anyone...
Horizon’s Upper River Valley Hospital unable to offer Labour and Birth services for remainder of week, starting TOMORROW March 15, 2022 WATERVILLE - Labour and Birth services at Horizon's Upper River Valley Hospital (URVH) will be temporarily unavailable for multiple days this week due to ongoing staffing challenges. Beginning Wednesday, March 16 at 7 p.m. through to 8 a.m. on Monday, March...
PerinatalNB Releases Third Report of Indicators March 11, 2022 MONCTON - The New Brunswick Perinatal Health Program (Perinatal NB) has released its third report of indicators, which captures a wide variety of critical data collected from across the province over the last five years, including key indicators related to...
Status Report: Update on Hospital Operations March 10, 2022 HORIZON - Horizon Health Network has prepared this status report to provide the public with situational information regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our health care system. This report will be updated at different intervals as the situation...
Horizon Board of Directors welcomes the announcement of Dr. John Dornan as President and CEO of Horizon Health Network March 4, 2022 SAINT JOHN - The Board of Directors for Horizon Health Network are pleased with the announcement of Dr. John Dornan being named as the new President and CEO of Horizon Health Network. The Board looks forward to supporting Dr. Dornan...