Community Care

KINGSTON, Ont. - A partnership between Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) and Frontenac Paramedics is helping ambulances return to the community more quickly after bringing patients to the Emergency Department, improving the community’s access to emergency medical services while enhancing patient flow inside the department. Read More

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - A sudden shutdown of the PreHos electronic patient care record platform is forcing about 22 of Ontario’s paramedic services to rapidly switch vendors or revert to paper documentation, Sault Ste. Marie officials say. Read More

TORONTO - Language barriers can be a significant challenge for home care service providers when visiting clients. Often staff rely on options such as informal translators, like family members. Family translators can be very helpful, but they aren’t always available and it may not be a client’s first choice to have a family member be part of what could be a highly sensitive conversation. Read More

VANCOUVER - TELUS Health announced the launch of new mobile imaging services aboard the Kilala Lelum Mobile Health Clinic, making faster, more accessible care possible for underserved patients in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Read More

MONTREAL – MedicAlert bracelets, which contain medical information for first responders in emergencies, will soon connect the electronic health records of users to the computer screens of 911 dispatchers. Read More

TORONTO – Toronto’s first Our Healthbox has officially launched at Dixon Hall (65 Dundas Street East), with support from BMO and the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR). Driven by a shared view that everyone deserves the right to what they need for their health, this new Our Healthbox will provide free access to HIV self-tests, naloxone kits, harm reduction supplies, and sexual health products. Read More

TORONTO – Breast Cancer Canada is proud to introduce the newly formed REAL Canadian Breast Cancer Alliance, a national coalition of leading clinical and academic professionals created to establish and drive consistent, high-quality standards in breast cancer care across Canada. Read More

VANCOUVER – MYNDSET V1.0, an advanced digital therapeutic program for people with obesity, has just launched on the App Store for iPhones. Anyone in Canada or the USA wanting to try this blend of augmented and virtual reality combined with AI-driven cognitive behaviour therapy and gamification can download the app for free until the end of July. Read More