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 […]
Samantha Fowler Bios Samantha is the Clinical Research Manager for the Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit. She holds a B.A. (Hons.) in Psychology and an M.A. in Experimental Psychology from the University of New Brunswick, where her research focused on the psychosocial predictors of life satisfaction. Samantha brought her expertise to the MSSU in 2017 and is currently responsible […]
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 […]
Children’s Rehabilitation Team (Fredericton and Upper River Valley area) Services Pre-school children (~0-5 years) Services offered by the Children’s Rehabilitation Team are available to preschool-age children at either the Woodbridge Centre located in Fredericton or the Upper River Valley Hospital located in Waterville. Triaging of clients between locations is based on the reason for referral, the diagnosis, and their proximity to the available services. The […]
Saint John Regional Hospital – Oncology Services Services Cancer Services – Who we are and what we do Horizon’s Oncology Program is a comprehensive provincial service that provides systemic therapy, radiation therapy as well as supportive care and follow-up care to patients diagnosed with cancer. Systemic Therapy or Chemotherapy (chemo) is the use of one or more drugs to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy […]
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 […]
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 […]