WHITEHORSE, YT – Yukon Hospital Corp. has selected Terra Nova Transcription, of St. John’s, NL as its transcription overflow partner for its largest acute care facility, the Whitehorse General Hospital (WGH).
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MONTREAL – Ste-Justine Hospital has opened an advanced birthing facility, along with a new research centre, operating rooms and other clinical spaces. Quebec Health Minister Gaétan Barrette (pictured), who inaugurated the spacious facilities, praised Ste-Justine for its forward-thinking approach in seeking to expand and modernize.
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BRAMPTON, ONT. – It has been almost a year-and-a-half since William Osler Health System launched the first-ever, Managed Equipment Services (MES) deal for a Canadian hospital. As the pioneer in this area, the agreement was something of an experiment, but it has produced solid benefits for Osler, one of the country’s largest community hospitals.
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RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – Mackenzie Health has announced Compugen as the preferred provider for Managed Information, Communication, Automation and Technology (ICAT) Services at the future Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital that will help build and implement its smart hospital vision.
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When using any type of medical electrical equipment or system, medical professionals want assurance that the equipment they are using will not cause harm to themselves or their patients. The goal of the SPE-3000 Model Code is to mitigate the risks that can be associated with such equipment through a comprehensive evaluation, specifically to medical electrical equipment (MEE) and medical electrical systems (MES) sold in limited quantities in Canada.
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TORONTO – Canada Health Infoway is inviting leading health IT companies to respond to the newly launched Request for Proposal (RFP) for PrescribeIT, Canada’s new e-prescribing service.
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VANCOUVER – The overall purpose of CSA establishing a model code around the field evaluation of Medical Electrical Equipment (MEE) and Medical Electrical Systems (MES) is to address the safety of those devices from hazards such as electric shock, fire, and mechanical hazards, and the risks that they pose. It is for these reasons that SPE 3000 was instituted, to identify the potential for those types of hazards and take corrective measures to address them.
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VAUGHAN, Ont. – Plenary Health has been selected as the preferred proponent to design, build, finance and maintain the new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital. Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Mackenzie Health (MH) selected Plenary Health after extensive evaluations following a fair, open and transparent request for proposals process that began in June 2015.
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TORONTO – Orion Health, a leader in population health management and healthcare integration solutions, announced that it has been selected by EllisDon Design Build Inc. to modernize Joseph Brant Hospital’s communication infrastructure, preparing it to meet the future healthcare needs of one of Canada’s fastest-growing communities.
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – This past July, a new model code was put into effect that will bring sweeping changes to the Canadian medical device industry, and it will have an impact on a wide cross-section of industry professionals.
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