Infrastructure

WATERLOO and HAMILTON, Ont. - Studies across the world have shown that, on average, hospitals tend to use less than half of their medical assets at any given time. In addition, hospitals are likely to hold on average three times as much inventory as they need. Read More

WINNIPEG - The Health Sciences Centre Foundation says a new $1-million donation from Winnipeg-based insurance company Canada Life will help pay for cutting-edge surgical technology and tools, leading to lower wait times and better patient outcomes at Manitoba’s largest healthcare facility. Read More

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Trillium Health Partners, together with Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and ED+PCL Healthcare Partners, reached financial close on The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital and Shah Family Hospital for Women and Children, paving the way for construction to begin in Summer 2025. Read More

HALIFAX – Officials with Nova Scotia Health have launched a pilot program with an instant communications technology they hope will improve the workflow for clinicians while also making people feel safer at work. Read More

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