January 9, 2014
CALGARY – In a 92-page report, the Health Quality Council of Alberta is urging that steps be taken to improve communication among the province’s doctors, after analyzing the case of a testicular cancer patient who died in 2012. Read More
January 9, 2014
SURREY, BC – Surrey has signed a partnership with Israel Brain Technologies as a way of strengthening the city’s Innovation Boulevard – a medical technology hub located between Simon Fraser University and Surrey Memorial Hospital. Read More
January 9, 2014
VANCOUVER – The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) announced that Leslie Arnold (pictured) will assume the role of president of BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre, while retaining her role as president of BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services (BCMSUS). Arnold will step into the role currently held by Larry Gold, who is leaving to accept the position of president of the Detroit Medical Center Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Read More
January 9, 2014
TORONTO – The Ontario Hospital Association announced that Anthony Dale (pictured) has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the OHA, effective immediately. “Anthony is an accomplished leader in the public sector,” said Marcia Visser, OHA Board Chair. Read More
January 9, 2014
TORONTO – Employees at eHealth Ontario will receive a total of $2.3 million in performance bonuses this month, thanks to a court settlement that restored payouts that were cancelled in 2011, according to a recent report in the Toronto Star. Read More
January 9, 2014
CALGARY – Late last year, a start-up company called SnapDx won both the “Audience Choice Award” and overall first place at the W21C Innovation Academy at the University of Calgary. Read More
January 9, 2014
CHARLOTTETOWN – A new telestroke service being piloted by Health PEI will provide enhanced and more convenient access to specialized stroke consultation services to patients in rural areas of Prince Edward Island, says Health and Wellness Minister Doug Currie (pictured). Read More
January 9, 2014
KELOWNA, BC – Last month, Interior Health marked an important milestone – the 10th anniversary of the introduction of telehealth. In December 2003, the first Telehealth videoconference consultations in IH took place when Kelowna-based surgeons from the B.C. Thoracic Surgery Program linked with patients in Cranbrook and Trail to conduct initial surgical assessments and post-operative follow ups. Read More