November 22, 2023
MONTREAL – Empego, an innovative provider of healthcare technology solutions, is pleased to announce a partnership with the Pharmaprix chain, a leading name in the community pharmacy sector in Quebec, as part of an avant-garde project involving five pharmacies and aimed at increasing access to primary care for the Quebec population.
Read More
November 22, 2023
ST. JOHN’S, NL – As part of the provincial government’s efforts to re-imagine healthcare delivery in Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NL Health Services) will launch a new virtual care solution this fall that will increase access to healthcare for rural areas and residents who do not have a primary care provider.
Read More
November 17, 2023
Editor’s note: An article that ran in CHT’s e-Messenger on November 16 suggested a partnership between CGI Group and Google regarding healthcare in Nova Scotia. This article was incorrect and has been deleted. We are pleased to present the correct news on a CGI and Google partnership. Canadian Healthcare Technology apologizes to all parties.
MONTREAL – CGI has announced the expansion of the company’s partnership with Google to drive innovation in the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. This partnership will help clients accelerate their time-to-value from new generative AI use cases specific to their industries. As part of the agreement, CGI will leverage Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud) to enhance the capabilities of its CGI PulseAI solution, a hyper-automation and decision engine platform that uses AI and machine learning models to deliver high-performance intelligent process automation.
Read More
November 15, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta’s government said it will “de-aggregate” Alberta Health Services into four entities in a sweeping overhaul that will change the delivery of healthcare for the province. Calling it a “new day for healthcare in Alberta,” Premier Danielle Smith (pictured) said dividing Alberta Health Services (AHS) into new agencies with a narrower focus, to be overseen by a council of politicians and senior government bureaucrats, will improve access to care in a system under strain.
Read More
November 15, 2023
WINDSOR, Ont. – All five southwestern Ontario hospitals impacted by a cyberattack just over two weeks ago will rebuild their networks from scratch, the hospitals say in an update. But the hospitals also say the investigation into precisely whose data was taken in the attack is expected to take months.
Read More
November 15, 2023
BARRIE, Ont. – The Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) has announced the appointment of Dana Naylor (pictured) as vice president, clinical, effective Dec. 11, 2023. “Dana brings a wealth of experience to this position having worked in healthcare leadership for 20 years, including 17 years in acute care at RVH, most recently as operations director, patient flow,” said Gail Hunt, RVH president and CEO.
Read More
November 15, 2023
VANCOUVER – WELL Health Technologies Corp., a digital healthcare company, is pleased to announce the launch of the WELL Longevity+ Program. WELL Longevity+ is a progressive extension of its preventative health division and designed to redefine the future of personal and corporate wellness. WELL Longevity+ is at the forefront of Longevity Medicine, utilizing state-of-the-art technologies and precision diagnostic testing to proactively identify potential conditions such as cancer, heart disease, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Read More
November 15, 2023
TORONTO – Topology Health, a Toronto-area startup, has created an innovative, AI-powered toolkit that enables healthcare providers to quickly connect new applications to their electronic health records – often within just a few hours. The company is now testing the application at two hospitals in Canada.
Read More
November 15, 2023
VANCOUVER – When Chloe Angus (pictured) is strapped into an exoskeleton made by Human in Motion Robotics in Vancouver, she can once again stand and walk. It’s something the high-flying fashion designer could never have imagined when she suffered a devastating spinal cord injury in 2015. A sudden bleed in a benign tumour in her spinal cord pinched off all the nerves below her waist, and Angus became a paraplegic in a span on 24 hours.
Read More
November 15, 2023
HALIFAX – Sparrow Bioacoustics has been honored with winning the Best Tech Award at the annual Tech Forward 2023 Awards. The accolade celebrates Sparrow Bioacoustics’ revolutionary Stethophone, the first-ever FDA-cleared smartphone stethoscope.
Read More