Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program to improve patient surgical experience Post (HORIZON) – Horizon Health Network (Horizon) is now offering a program that will help patients become strong before surgery and recover safely and return home as soon as possible after surgery. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a standardized patient-centered approach to surgery that encourages patients to be an active participant in their surgical journey. […]
High-intensity interval theatre (HIIT) initiative to see Horizon complete up to 96 additional orthopaedic surgeries over next several months Post All New Brunswickers deserve accessible and quality health care, and this initiative is one example of how Horizon is committed to providing that every day. HORIZON – Members of Horizon Health Network (Horizon)’s Surgery Program are taking an innovative approach to performing surgeries on patients who have been waiting the longest for orthopaedic surgeries, which […]
Horizon’s Mobile Crisis Unit in Miramichi offering expanded hours of service Post (MIRAMICHI) – Horizon wishes to inform the public that its Mobile Crisis Unit (MCU) in the Miramichi area is offering expanded hours of service to better meet the needs of clients by improving access and client experience for this important service. As of Nov. 1, Miramichi’s Mobile Crisis Unit has expanded its hours of service […]
Pilot project of social workers in Emergency Departments benefitting patients, reducing social admissions Post HORIZON – A pilot project that sees social workers intervene with patients in emergency departments (ED) is helping prevent social admissions, reduce emergency department visits and strengthening early co-ordination of social determinants of health to decrease the length of stay for admitted patients. This pilot project started at Horizon’s Saint John Regional Hospital in January […]
Pilot project of social workers in emergency departments proving to have tremendous benefits to patients Post When patients enter the health care system, they may think their problems are insurmountable. A new pilot project in Horizon emergency departments is allowing registered social workers like Bev to help solve them. Beverley has worked for more than 25 years in hospital and community settings, primarily with patients and families with complex medical needs […]
Regional Program Co-Leaders Page Program Management at Horizon As part of our ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care, we are implementing a Program Management model organization-wide, effective April 1. This dyad model involves combined oversight from clinical and administrative leaders and has already been successfully implemented in key areas including Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Addiction and Mental Health, and […]
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 […]
Donaldo Canales Bios Dr. Donaldo Canales serves as the lead methodology reviewer of all protocols submitted to Horizon’s Human Research Protection Program (HRPP). In this role, he ensures that submitted research protocols are methodologically sound, scientifically valid, and feasible. In addition to HRPP reviews, Dr. Canales provides methodological/statistical consultation to Horizon clinicians and researchers. His research background is in applied forensic psychology, and […]