Effective today: Labour and birth services at Horizon’s Upper River Valley Hospital diverted until Monday due to shortage of available staff March 30, 2022 HORIZON - Labour and Birth services at Horizon’s Upper River Valley Hospital (URVH) are temporarily being diverted due to COVID-19 related staffing shortages. This temporary change will take effect today, Wednesday, March 30 beginning at 5 p.m. and will remain...
Horizon announces new co-chair of Patient and Family Advisory Council March 30, 2022 HORIZON - Horizon Health Network is pleased to welcome Jean Castonguay as co-chair of Horizon’s Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC). The PFAC provides guidance on ways to improve the health care experience for patients, clients and their families. They...
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...