Clinical Solutions

OTTAWA – To advance stroke care, The Ottawa Hospital has successfully adopted Vena Medical’s Balloon Distal Access Catheter (BDAC) into its stroke treatment protocol. This follows a comprehensive evaluation through OBIO’s Early Adopter Health Network (EAHN), highlighting a leap forward in mechanical thrombectomy effectiveness. Read More

WINDSOR, Ont. – The Ontario government is investing up to $31 million to support the renovation and expansion of Windsor Regional Hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab, connecting more people in Southwestern Ontario to life-saving cardiac care, closer to home. Through this investment, over 17,000 square feet of space will be renovated into a new and modernized catheterization lab suite. Read More

BRAMPTON, Ont. – William Osler Health System and MOLLI Surgical are introducing the award-winning MOLLI 2 System to improve breast cancer surgery for patients in Brampton, North Etobicoke and surrounding communities. This partnership will enhance the care experience and surgical precision for breast cancer patients requiring the surgery as part of their treatment plan, as well as boost operational effectiveness. Read More

OTTAWA – Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI), CHEO researchers have developed a groundbreaking search algorithm that identifies children and youth who may have an undiagnosed rare genetic disease and refers them for genetic testing. Read More

TORONTO – HEALWELL AI Inc., a data science and AI company focused on preventative care, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Pentavere Research Group Inc., has partnered with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Dr. Tony Eskander (pictured), a globally recognized head and neck surgical oncologist to demonstrate how Pentavere’s DARWEN AI platform can help improve cancer staging to support treatment decisions and improve patient outcomes. Read More

LONDON, Ont. – Chronic back pain affects nearly eight million Canadians and is a condition that can become quite debilitating. For Dave Meyn (pictured on left), a clinical neuroscience patient at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), chronic back pain led to sciatica in his right leg, and extreme pain in his lower back. Read More

QUEBEC CITY – Following its successful introduction into several hospitals across its home province, Quebec-based OxyNov is releasing its technology across Canada. As the first system to automate oxygen delivery to patients, the company’s FreeO₂ device is said to be a true oxygen therapy innovation. Read More

BATHURST, NB – Vitalité Health Network, in New Brunswick, announced that it is deploying the SeamlessMD digital platform to improve surgical outcomes for patients. The platform guides patients before, during and after surgery and has been shown to reduce readmissions and emergency department visits and shorten length of hospital stay. Read More

MONTREAL – Accuray Incorporated announced that the team at Quebec’s Montérégie Integrated Cancer Centre, part of Charles-LeMoyne Hospital, is the first in Canada to treat cancer patients using the company’s Radixact radiation therapy delivery system. Read More