Infrastructure

TORONTO – The Canadian Medical Equipment Protection Plan (CMEPP) is embarking on a new program that promises to have a dramatic impact on the way hospitals manage their equipment maintenance and repair. The program is called the Equipment Coordination Service, or ECS, and helps address a critical resource challenge for some healthcare organizations. Read More

EDMONTON – Alberta’s government is partnering with Siemens Healthineers and the Alberta Cancer Foundation to improve health outcomes for cancer patients. Alberta will invest $800 million over eight years to support early detection, reduce wait times and establish Alberta as a leader in cancer research and innovation. Read More

VICTORIA – Island Health is looking into what caused a system-wide blackout of its hospital electronic records system last week. The problem lasted more than an hour, shutting physicians out of patient histories and lab-test results. Read More

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is pleased to announce the design and launch of a custom data analytics platform to support access to real-time, comprehensive data reporting and advanced analytics across the hospital. Read More

LONDON, Ont. – London Health Sciences plans to deploy a weapons detection system that makes use of AI in its emergency rooms, in response to a December shooting outside an ER that riddled the entrance with bullets and led to an attempted murder charge against a Brampton, Ont. man. Read More

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The Ontario government is investing over $93 million to build the new Cardiovascular Surgery Program at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. This new funding builds on the over $5.7 million the government has previously invested to support early planning and design for this transformational project. Read More

KEMPTVILLE, Ont. – SDI Canada, Canadian leader in medical infrastructure, is pleased to announce the delivery of Ontario’s first-ever Prefabricated Modular Cassette for CT at Kemptville District Hospital. This cassette will house a new GE Computed Tomography (CT) scanner and supporting spaces, expanding the hospital’s diagnostic imaging department. Read More

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Trillium Health Partners has introduced over 1,000 integrated bedside terminals (IBTs) to inpatient units across the Mississauga Hospital, Credit Valley Hospital, and Queensway Health Centre. The terminals are being installed in collaboration with vendor LOC Medical and the project will be completed in the fall of 2024. Read More

HAMILTON and WATERLOO, Ont. – Technology Trace Inc., developer of the trevii data analytics platform and tracking technology, is pleased to announce a partnership with The Research Institute of St. Joseph’s Hamilton to evaluate the application of trevii to improve the utilization of medical assets such as beds and stretchers, and how it could result in more effective resource management and patient flow. Read More