Hospital-Institutional

Fewer will qualify for home nursing as demand outpaces funding
Home-care services in eastern Ontario are being revamped to focus on the most acutely ill clients.
New collaboration to support commercialization of health research
VANCOUVER _ The Centre for Drug Research and Development and its commercial arm CDRD Ventures have entered into a strategic collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline to provide new financial resources and leading drug development expertise for the development and commercialization of health research in Canadian institutions.

Woman claims neglect in senior's death at hospital

The family of Mary Margaret Smith are demanding answers from Mt. Sinai Hospital after the 82-year-old grandmother cracked open her skull after falling out of bed, despite being assured a nurse would be by her bedside at all times.
Montreal Heart Institute scores North American surgical first

The surgical team at the Montreal Heart Institute achieved a North American surgical milestone on May 1 with a sutureless aortic valve replacement through a thoracic incision just 5 cm long.
Nurses at Edmonton care centre hit picket line

More than 100 licensed practical nurses and nursing aides are set to strike at an east Edmonton care centre Tuesday morning.
New recruits end nursing shortage at Belleville, Ontario hospitals

New programs have erased a nursing shortage at Quinte Health Care hospitals, with both the corporation and union celebrating the results.
Nurse practitioner makes perfect sense for nursing home

Having nurse practitioners on staff was relatively rare in the Midwest U.S. and unheard of in Springfield, Ill., until Jennifer Scales came along.
Hospital pharmacies cope with drug shortages

While government, health organizations and manufacturers across the country struggle to find a solution to ongoing drug shortages, hospital pharmacists are working around the clock to minimize the effects of the crisis on patients.
Canada to double investment in clinical research

The federal government is making clinical research an even bigger priority by doubling its investment in this area in a renewed partnership with Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D).
Most US hospitals lagging on electronic record goals

Fewer than 20% of hospitals in the U.S. have met the requirements for the first stage of a US$14.6 billion program to encourage doctors to adopt electronic health records (EHRs), reports the American Hospital Association (AHA).

Fewer will qualify for home nursing as demand outpaces funding

New collaboration to support commercialization of health research

Woman claims neglect in senior's death at hospital

Montreal Heart Institute scores North American surgical first

Nurses at Edmonton care centre hit picket line

New recruits end nursing shortage at Belleville, Ontario hospitals

Nurse practitioner makes perfect sense for nursing home

Hospital pharmacies cope with drug shortages

Canada to double investment in clinical research

Most US hospitals lagging on electronic record goals