VAUGHAN and RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has released their coveted Digital Health Most Wired Survey results for the 2022 data collection period. Mackenzie Health, a two-campus hospital, again earned a level 7 achievement for the acute survey selection and is the only Canadian acute hospital to be recognized this year.
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VANCOUVER – While the new St. Paul’s Hospital won’t be ready for several years, Providence Health Care has given the public a sneak peek into what the $2 billion facility will look like. Mock rooms of what the finished product will look were unveiled this month, showing the vast differences between what the new facility will offer compared to the aging building in the city’s West End.
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TORONTO – Three healthcare organizations were among the seven winners of the 2022 National Awards for Innovation and Excellence in Public-Private Partnerships. Presented by The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) since 1998, the prestigious awards were presented last month at P3 2022, the 30th anniversary of CCPPP’s annual conference.
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TORONTO – John and Myrna Daniels Foundation has donated a lead gift of $52 million to establish the Myrna Daniels Seniors Emergency Medicine Centre at University Health Network (UHN). The largest single donation to emergency medicine in Canada will elevate the standard of urgent care for older adults across the country.
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TORONTO – VitalHub Corp. is pleased to announce two new licensing agreements of its prEDict solution to Stevenson Memorial Hospital and Georgian Bay General Hospital, both in Ontario. Stevenson Memorial Hospital, in Alliston, has signed a five-year term and Georgian Bay General Hospital, in Midland, has signed a three-year term, with two optional one-year extension periods.
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WINDSOR, Ont. – Windsor Surgical Centre and Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) are proud to announce the continuation of their partnership with the opening of a new facility that will serve thousands of eye surgery patients every year while freeing up hospital resources.
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FORT McMURRAY, AB – Surgical capabilities and patient care have improved thanks to upgrades and renovations to six operating rooms (ORs) at the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre. The $6.3-million project includes upgrading four ORs to Minimally Invasive Surgical Suites (MIS Suites) for minimally invasive general surgery, gynecologic surgery, and orthopedic and spinal surgery. Two additional ORs will receive renovations and upgrades, including new surgical lights.
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TORONTO – North York General Hospital (NYGH) has been ranked as one of the World’s Best Smart Hospitals 2023 by Newsweek Magazine. This international award recognizes NYGH as one of the leading hospitals in 28 countries in the adoption of advanced technologies for patient care. NYGH is also the top ranked Smart community hospital in Canada.
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Clinicians and managers in the medical imaging department at Humber River Hospital in Toronto don’t miss having to compete with everyone else for capital budgets to replace aging equipment. The Managed Equipment Service (MES) contract the hospital signed with GE Healthcare in 2015 put an end to that.
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HALIFAX – The QEII Foundation has announced a $20-million gift, its largest, single donation received to date. The MacDonald family donated $20 million to the QEII Foundation to help transform cancer care at the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, N. S., the specialized referral centre for the Atlantic provinces.
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