Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Services What is the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit? The Neonatal Intensive Care Units (ICU) provide the highest level of care for sick or premature infants. The unit also provides help to families during this stressful time, and prepares them for taking their infants home. Upon admission to the Neonatal ICU, infants are put into an incubator […]
Speech Language Pathology Services Who We Are Speech-language pathologists are professionals who have expertise and specialized training in typical development and disorders of communication and swallowing, as well as assessment and intervention for these areas. In New Brunswick, all speech-language pathologists are governed by a regulatory body and require a certificate of registration from the New Brunswick Association of […]
Social Work Services Social workers address concerns and informational needs of patients and their families. They work to create social and environmental conditions to enhance quality of life and to develop the full potential of each individual, group and community they work with. They are specially trained to take into account all of the factors that impact upon […]
Smoking/Vaping Cessation Program Services What is smoking/vaping cessation? Smoking/vaping cessation is the process of attempting to quit smoking/vaping. Quitting smoking/vaping can be difficult, but there is support available to help you on your journey to success. Where is smoking/vaping cessation support offered? In Horizon Health Network, smoking/vaping cessation support is available when accessing health care in many of our […]
Audiology Services Let’s Talk Horizon is Horizon’s online platform which enables us to gather feedback in a strategic, yet meaningful and convenient way. We want to know about your experience as a person who is Deaf or hard of hearing. Please visit www.letstalkhorizon.ca/Deaf-hard-of-hearing and sign our guestbook with any feedback – positive or negative – and we will use this feedback to […]
Nutrition Services The goal of the Nutrition Program is to promote healthy eating and make the healthy choice the easy choice for New Brunswick communities. The program aims to promote access to healthy foods, healthy eating environments and breastfeeding. To positively impact communities, staff work with multiple partners using a variety of strategies identified in the New Brunswick […]
Pediatrics Clinic Services What is a Pediatrics Clinic? Horizon’s Pediatrics Clinics serve patients from birth until their 18th birthday. Our specialists help address a combination of developmental, behavioural, sensory, physical, and/or learning problems. If your child requires immediate care for a serious illness, major trauma or other medical emergency: Tele-Care 811 is a free, confidential, health advice and […]
Concurrent Rehabilitation Program Services How is this program provided? Horizon’s Concurrent Rehabilitation Program is a provincial live-in service designed to meet the needs of people with concurrent disorder—addiction to substances and/or gambling and mental illnesses. This is a 35–90-day rehabilitation program, and the date of discharge is dependent on when the individual’s treatment is complete. The interdisciplinary team consists […]
Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (F.A.C.T.) Services Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (F.A.C.T. Team) provides care to people with serious mental illness who are currently residing in the community. Such F.A.C.T. clients have severe and persistent mental illnesses with many limitations in their overall functioning. The FACT model has been proven to effectively reduce hospital stays and help clients with serious mental illness […]