Improving patient flow with a smile Post Physician Assistants (PAs) play a crucial role in patient care at Horizon’s Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital (DECRH) in Fredericton. They work as part of the Emergency Department’s (ED) multidisciplinary team to provide safe and quality care to patients. PAs assess patients, order tests or review results with the patient, prescribe medications and help implement […]
Horizon’s Saint John Regional Hospital receives national recognition for commitment to energy efficiency Post SAINT JOHN – Horizon’s Saint John Regional Hospital (SJRH) is being recognized on a national level for its commitment to energy efficiency and environmentally sustainable practices after being presented with an ENERGY STAR Canada Award. Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN), the federal department which oversees ENERGY STAR certification for buildings and consumer products, as well as […]
Horizon honours smudging ceremonies in its facilities Post HORIZON – Horizon’s Smudging Policy was implemented almost six months ago, and since then staff have been facilitating smudging ceremonies at the request of patients and their families. A smudging ceremony is where traditional medicinal plants are burned, and the smoke is wafted over parts of the body, objects, or a space for spiritual cleansing. […]
“It was like I was given a lifeline to be in control” Post Beverly Jean Oliver said her experience at the New Brunswick Inter-Professional Spine Assessment and Education Clinic (NB-ISAEC) has empowered her to take control of her low-back pain. Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, for close to 40 years Beverly Jean Oliver, who turns 75 this year, worked out three days per week at […]
Horizon’s SJRH Oncology Department home to the first Paxman machines in Atlantic Canada, a technology to help prevent hair loss during chemotherapy treatment Post A Horizon husband and wife duo are supporting cancer patients in the Saint John area with new technology that hits close to home. Dr. Ashley O’Brien, anesthesiologist at Horizon’s Saint John Regional Hospital (SJRH) and his wife Mari O’Brien, registered nurse in the Operating Room, generously donated a Paxman machine to the hospital’s Oncology Department […]
Small actions make a big impact: Meet an EVS worker keeping our hospitals clean and safe Post Meet Aaron, an environmental services (EVS) worker at Horizon’s Saint John Regional Hospital (SJRH). During the COVID-19 pandemic, Aaron saw the stress and pressure put on health care workers and wanted to help make a difference, so he applied and was hired to work in EVS. To get to know him better, we asked Aaron […]
Understanding Obesity: Impacts of Weight Bias and Discrimination Post By Amy Webb, Psychology Intern at Horizon’s Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation “In our society, we look at obesity as a character or behavioural flaw.” – Mary Forhan, PhD Obesity is an oversimplified and stigmatized topic. We live in a society obsessed with weight. In North America, people spend billions of dollars staying slim and losing […]
ONLINE AND READY TO HELP Post Recently diagnosed with diabetes, a patient learns to manage his condition thanks to Horizon staff who are readily available online to help Stewart Gilbert had a hunch that something was wrong. Over the years, a few blood tests detected some concerns with his sugar levels, which prompted him to watch his sugar intake. But it […]
THE PHYSIO KNEE GYM: WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS Post Louis and Joanne Babineau at their home in Dieppe. Louis had his left knee replaced in April of 2021 and has been working at physio in the Knee Gym at Horizon’s The Moncton Hospital since. A total knee replacement is a common surgery requiring hard work from a patient to get their life back. The […]
BEATING THE ODDS TOGETHER : LIVING WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES Post How a Sussex man and his wife plan to celebrate his 60-year diabetes diagnoses When Tony Dunn received his 50-year living with diabetes medal from Boston’s Joslin Diabetes Centre he was already living well past his life expectancy. Just after his high school graduation, in 1960, he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and his […]