COVID-19

TORONTO – In support of Canadian frontline healthcare workers battling COVID-19, hospital foundation leaders across Canada have come together to launch The Frontline Fund – a way for all Canadians and Canadian corporations to help frontline healthcare providers get the supplies, supports and research funding they need to fight this public health emergency, and to support northern communities and indigenous health. Read More

HAMILTON, ON – Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen), the industry-led organization leading Canada’s Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster, will invest $50 million to support companies as they prepare to produce critically needed technologies, equipment, and medical products to aid in the fight against COVID-19. Read More

TORONTO – This week, Medtronic announced that it is sharing the design specs and software codes for one of its ventilators, the Puritan Bennett 560 (PB 560). The move was made so that others can manufacture devices to increase the global supply of ventilators and combat fatalities from COVID-19. Read More

LONDON, UK – Last week, the government of the United Kingdom announced the 100-acre convention centre ExCel London would be turned into a 4,000-bed temporary hospital to aid the city’s response to the pandemic – the Nightingale Hospital. As part of the plan, Cerner will be providing the electronic health records (EHR) platform that will help healthcare professionals access and record relevant information for COVID-19 patients. Read More

TORONTO – InputHealth, a Canadian healthcare software company known for their Collaborative Health Record (CHR) platform, has signed a contract to supply the Ontario Health West region with a newly devised solution for rapidly screening, triaging and treating patients according to the urgency of their care. Read More