Temporary adjustment of services in the Labour and Birth Unit at Horizon’s Miramichi Regional Hospital January 14, 2022 MIRAMICHI - Due to COVID-19 several nursing staff are off work requiring Horizon's Miramichi Regional Hospital (MRH) to temporarily adjust its services in its labour and delivery unit from Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 at 5 p.m. - Tuesday, Jan. 18 at...
Public reminded not to present to hospitals for appointments unless contacted January 14, 2022 Horizon is strongly urging patients to refrain from presenting to our hospitals for medical appointments unless contacted directly by a hospital representative. Elective surgeries and non-urgent appointments for Horizon's ambulatory clinics, diagnostic imaging and laboratory services are being postponed as...
Status Report: Hospital Operations January 7, 2022 Horizon Health Network has prepared this status report in order 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...
Cleanliness – December 2021 January 6, 2022 HospitalsNHS/first audit scores Emergency DepartmentVisual AuditsEmergency Dept. November 2021NHS/first audit scores Patient Care UnitVisual AuditsPatient Care Units November, 2021TMH55.30%93.00%70.00%93.00%SJRH87.30%98.00%63.00%96.00%DECRH68.30%94.00%78.80%97.00%URVH87.00%98.00%85.00%98.00%MRH65.00%94.00%70.00%88.00% Legend TMH: The Moncton Hospital SJRH: Saint John Regional Hospital DECRH: Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital URVH: Upper River Valley Hospital...
Status Report – Horizon hospitals return to Red alert level December 31, 2021 We are dealing with a fifth wave of COVID-19 in New Brunswick. The highly contagious Omicron variant has resulted in a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases among our population. This has impacted Horizon's staffing levels in an...
Horizon’s look back at 2021 December 30, 2021 How can we possibly recap 2021? It was a year of ups and downs, highs and lows, love and loss. New Brunwickers lived through an entire calendar year of the COVID-19 pandemic, where the only constant was change. We're coming...
Status Report: COVID-19 Outbreaks and Hospital Operations December 21, 2021 Our hospitals and health care system are under considerable pressure as we enter our second pandemic holiday season. Our ability to provide urgent and crucial surgeries, tests and procedures to patients and clients is limited to those who are in...
Horizon to maintain visitor restrictions, encourages connecting virtually with loved ones over the holidays December 21, 2021 Due to the continued high number of COVID-19 cases and risks associated with the rapid spread of the Omicron variant across New Brunswick, Horizon is maintaining its current visitor restrictions. This means there continues to be NO SOCIAL VISITORS ALLOWED at Horizon...
Horizon encourages New Brunswickers to pick up rapid screening test kits December 20, 2021 Horizon encourages New Brunswickers to visit one of its rapid screening kit pickup locations to access Point of Care Tests (POCT) before the holidays. Permanent pick up locations in Moncton, Fredericton, Saint John, and Miramichi are open Monday to Friday,...