Hospital-Institutional

Providence Health Care challenges Ottawa's heroin decision
VANCOUVER | Providence Health Care and five of its Study to Assess Longer-term Opioid Medication Effectiveness (SALOME) patients have launched a constitutional challenge to overturn a recent decision by the federal government preventing the delivery of life-saving treatment to vulnerable addictions patients.
Jewish General Hospital enters Quebec charter of values debate
MONTREAL | The new executive director of one of this city’s best-known hospitals has come out swinging against the proposed ban of religious dress in work places contained in Quebec’s controversial Bill 60.

Pharmacist leads search for missing hospital cat

WINDSOR, ON - Windsor Regional Hospital clinical pharmacist Lynnette Ridley fears she will never see the hospital’s unofficial mascot cat again.
SickKids’ Garron Suite provides targeted cancer therapy

TORONTO | The Garron Family MIBG Suite has been launched at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). It will offer young patients access to an innovative, targeted treatment for relapsed neuroblastoma.
Nurses to protest new care model with rally at Victoria General Hospital
Robotic single-site gallbladder removal a Canadian first

LONDON, Ont. | A da Vinci single-site cholecystectomy, or gallbladder removal, has been performed at London Health Sciences Centre by Dr. Christopher Schlachta, medical director, Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics.
Baycrest, HealthCare 365 join forces to help seniors

TORONTO | Baycrest Health Sciences and its commercial arm, Baycrest Global Solutions, are partnering with HealthCare 365 to bring a new concept in healthcare to more seniors.
New Ontario legislation in response to Thiessen report

New legislation being introduced in Ontario today will, if passed, grant the Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) the authority to inspect and license hospital pharmacies.
Inquest hears ER was short three nurses the night Brian Sinclair died

The ER at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre was short three nurses the night Brian Sinclair died in September 2008.
Hospital pharmacist involvement in postsurgical patient care improves outcomes, saves money

Canadian study evaluated clinical, economic outcomes after clinical pharmacist services were added to two general surgical wards.

Providence Health Care challenges Ottawa's heroin decision

Jewish General Hospital enters Quebec charter of values debate

Pharmacist leads search for missing hospital cat

SickKids’ Garron Suite provides targeted cancer therapy

Nurses to protest new care model with rally at Victoria General Hospital

Robotic single-site gallbladder removal a Canadian first

Baycrest, HealthCare 365 join forces to help seniors

New Ontario legislation in response to Thiessen report

Inquest hears ER was short three nurses the night Brian Sinclair died

Hospital pharmacist involvement in postsurgical patient care improves outcomes, saves money