Hospital-Institutional

Efficiency in action: Intuitive anesthesia device gets unanimous vote of approval
fter a trial of various devices, all seven staff anesthesiologists and five locums agreed that they preferred the Zeus Infinity Empowered (IE) by Dräger. “I think any chief of anesthesia would tell you how rare it is to get everyone to agree that they like the same system."
Angry ex-pharmacist laces hospital food with mercury
Martin Kimber, 60, pled guilty to two counts of using chemical weapons, one count of consumer product tampering.

Vancouver Coastal launches stop-smoking campaign with video

VANCOUVER _ Canadian classic rockers Prism are helping Vancouver Coastal Health kick-start an awareness campaign to get staff, patients and visitors to stop smoking at Vancouver General Hospital.
RFK son acquitted in scuffle with nurses

Douglas Kennedy was acquitted Tuesday of charges that he endangered his newborn son and harassed nurses who tried to stop him from taking the boy outside Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco.
Canadian first: otolaryngology residents go to bootcamp

LONDON, ONT. | Faculty and junior residents from 10 universities and hospitals across Canada and the United States have participated in an emergency lifesaving skills bootcamp in London Health Sciences Centre's University Hospital.
B.C. nurses to provide input into new hospital design

The design of the new Comox Valley hospital will be the result of input from doctors, nurses, staff and community members, according to the chief project officer.
Ottawa Hospital cuts nursing jobs

The union representing nurses at The Ottawa Hospital says it has been told more than a dozen positions are being eliminated, with still more cuts likely to come.
RNAO asks Health Minister to reject sale of Shouldice Hospital to for-profit U.S. conglomerate

Ontario's top professional nursing organization is calling on the Health Minister to reject the proposed sale of Shouldice Hospital to a large for-profit conglomerate.
Report: All new nurses in U.K. could face checks on compassion and values

A government-commissioned review is likely to press for all new nurses and healthcare assistants to be screened for their values and ability to be compassionate, Nursing Times has been told.
Patient steals nurse's purse, vehicle

A man held a thief who stole his wife's purse and car in custody Friday until police arrived.

Efficiency in action: Intuitive anesthesia device gets unanimous vote of approval

Angry ex-pharmacist laces hospital food with mercury

Vancouver Coastal launches stop-smoking campaign with video

RFK son acquitted in scuffle with nurses

Canadian first: otolaryngology residents go to bootcamp

B.C. nurses to provide input into new hospital design

Ottawa Hospital cuts nursing jobs

RNAO asks Health Minister to reject sale of Shouldice Hospital to for-profit U.S. conglomerate

Report: All new nurses in U.K. could face checks on compassion and values

Patient steals nurse's purse, vehicle