Hospital-Institutional

Nurses in the surgical unit took concerns about inadequate staffing levels, safe patient care to an Independent Assessment Committee.

Facilities have had to cut back on services because of the provincial government's wage freeze.

A quality assurance program for breast cancer testing, developed and led in British Columbia, has delivered “near perfect” results on a national level, according to a study published in the Canadian Journal of Pathology.

Move about respect and fairness in dealing with management, says union rep.

Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, Ont., says it is the first centre in North America to use a revolutionary technology that makes it easier to connect with human tissue when guiding catheters into the heart to treat problem areas, reducing patient risk while improving outcomes.

Hospital pharmacies are keeping a careful eye on certain cancer drugs that are in short supply.

Hospital Volunteer Association Chair in Nursing Research announced at gala.