New partnership to help patients struggling with addictions Post SAINT JOHN (GNB) – A funding partnership will result in $3.8 million going toward upgrades at three units used in the delivery of detoxification and rehabilitation programs at Ridgewood Addiction Services in Saint John. The provincial government, Horizon Health Network and the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation are each contributing $1.27 million. “Feeling safe and […]
Take a look inside the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with a Horizon RN Post Sarah is a registered nurse (RN) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NNICU) at Horizon’s Saint John Regional Hospital (SJRH). She’s been an RN for 10 years, spending the last four with the hospital’s tiniest and most vulnerable patients. We asked Sarah some questions about the NNICU to help patients and families better understand the […]
Atlantic provinces form clinical trials network Post SAN DIEGO (GNB) – New Brunswick is joining its regional counterparts in creating the Atlantic Clinical Trials Network, which aims to boost research and innovation, create new health-care opportunities, and position the region as a world leader in clinical trials. The announcement was made today at the BIO International Convention in San Diego, the world’s […]
Meet Campobello Island’s nurse practitioner Post In August 2020, Horizon’s Campobello Island Health Centre (CIHC) welcomed Nurse Practitioner (NP) Christopher Scalabrin to the team. On Campobello Island, the health centre team offers primary health care programs and services to Islanders with the main goal of improving community-based access to care and reducing the need for islanders to travel to the mainland […]
Literacy programs ensure children are put on the road to success Post Reading to a child, from the moment they’re born leads to success in school, and it’s a fun and engaging activity for both parents and children. Kelly Harrell, a Horizon Public Health nurse in St. Stephen with the Healthy Families, Healthy Babies (HFHB) program, said from the moment babies are born until they’re about four-years-old, children absorb more […]
Charlotte County Collaborative Wellness Centre brings services closer to home Post Keeping people off the highways by bringing health care to the community is the basis for introducing a hub and spoke model of care through Horizon’s Charlotte County Collaborative Wellness Centre (CCCWC). Christine Deveau, Community Health Program manager in Western Charlotte County, said this model of care allows the health care team from the St. […]
Living through COVID-19 – Virtual sessions offer hope, resiliency and support Post Staff at Horizon’s St. Joseph’s Community Health Centre (SJCHC), located in uptown Saint John, have embraced the adversity of living through a pandemic and responded by offering virtual, supportive, educational sessions through their Hope Series. “With creativity and compassion, we created this new series and expanded our services,” said Robin Kirkpatrick, clinical lead at SJCHC. […]
VIDEO TECHNOLOGY REDUCES “NO-SHOWS” IN COVID ERA Post When in-person mental health appointments were stopped due to COVID-19, a new virtual technology allowed clients to continue sessions from home Krisan Palmer, Virtual Care Manager When it became clear in March that COVID-19 was at New Brunswick’s doorstep, the healthcare system quickly mobilized to prepare for an influx of new patients. While most of […]
How Horizon prepared for and responded to the COVID-19 pandemic Post A Q&A with our President and CEO, Karen McGrath Q. Tell me how Horizon began planning for the arrival of the COVID-19 virus in New Brunswick. When did that planning begin? We have been closely watching the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Canada and our province and actively preparing our facilities and […]
Crystal Meth Use on the Rise, Community Cooperation Needed Post Dr. Heather Logan, Physician, Addiction and Mental Health Services, Fredericton area Addiction is a complex disease with various causes. Treatment of substance use disorders is most effective when experts from various disciplines treat patients depending on the substance patients are using. Patients often present with existing mental health issues and significant past trauma and must […]