HALIFAX – Sobeys, Lawtons Drugs and Nova Scotia Health are partnering on an innovative collaborative care model that will provide Nova Scotians in the New Glasgow and Truro areas with another option for timely, routine, non-urgent health concerns. Known as Lawtons Drugs Pharmacist Walk-in Clinic+, pharmacists and a nurse practitioner will provide primary care at walk-in clinics above Sobeys owned Lawtons Drug pharmacies through this unique partnership.
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TORONTO – Gotcare (https://gotcare.ca), a start-up home care delivery platform, has raised $1.2M in funding to improve accessibility and affordability of home care services while expanding its operations into other regions of the country.
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TORONTO – Tenzr Health announced that its wearable health tech is now available in physiotherapy clinics in Ontario after wider adoption in clinics across British Columbia. Most recently, Hand and Upper Limb Clinic in Thunder Bay, Ont., and the Orthopaedic Therapy Clinic in Toronto have activated Tenzr Health’s movement-tracking software and wearable sensors, which support the rehabilitation journey of patients recovering from musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries of the hand, wrist, and elbow.
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TORONTO – Bayshore HealthCare, in collaboration with iCan Interactive and Georgian College, has designed an innovative digital health wearable solution – Bayshore Health Monitor – that enables family caregivers to remotely monitor their loved ones living with dementia. Designated professional or paraprofessional healthcare providers can also use Bayshore Health Monitor to remotely monitor their dementia clients.
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – PointClickCare Technologies, a leading healthcare technology platform for the long-term care sector, announced its intent to acquire US-based Audacious Inquiry, an industry-shaping connected care platform. The purchase price is said to be US$250 million. The combination of PointClickCare and Audacious Inquiry will help accelerate the companies’ mission to address critical gaps in healthcare and enable better care for vulnerable patients.
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PARIS – Withings, a pioneer of connected health, has announced the acquisition of Impeto Medical, a specialist in R&D, manufacturing, and distribution of innovative medical devices for physicians. This announcement incorporates the ownership of Impeto’s SUDOSCAN technology, seen as a leader in detecting and tracking peripheral neuropathies.
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NEW YORK – Hearst announced it has agreed to acquire CellTrak, a leading provider of care documentation software solutions in the personal care market. The announcement was made by Steven R. Swartz, Hearst president and CEO; Gregory Dorn, MD, Hearst Health president; Scott Decker, Homecare Homebase president; and Dan Wacker (pictured), CellTrak CEO.
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TORONTO – Mednow Inc., Canada’s on-demand virtual pharmacy, is pleased to announce the company will acquire Liver Care Canada Inc., as well as London Pharmacare Inc. In the last fiscal year, the two companies being acquired generated an aggregate of $21.3 million in revenue and $2.1 million in gross profits from selling prescription medications and diagnostic services to its patients.
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BURLINGTON, Ont. – A new website has been launched to provide updates from four Indigenous communities participating in the PATHWAYS Indigenous Health Collaborations projects (www.IndigenousHealthPathways.ca). These projects are empowering members living with diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) through innovative healthcare approaches and accelerated guideline-based treatments.
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TORONTO – Integracare Inc., a leader in private home healthcare in Toronto and Mississauga, has acquired Eldercare Home Health Inc.
Eldercare Home Health has been providing Registered Nurse supervised and case managed home healthcare in Toronto and the GTA, since 1995. Eldercare Home Health has served thousands of clients and families throughout Toronto focusing exclusively on providing high quality personal support services and home healthcare for seniors.
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