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January 7, 2015
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – The Peterborough Regional Health Centre misplaced $57 million last year, the hospital’s leader says. The hospital released a corrected financial statement in December for the fiscal year that ended March 31.
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January 7, 2015
NEWMARKET, Ont. – Patients at Southlake Regional Health Centre have benefitted from shorter wait times, a more seamless transition through the hospital, and improved health outcomes since the implementation of advanced technology to better track patient safety, quality and flow.
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December 17, 2014
TORONTO – Mount Sinai Hospital has chosen Extenway Solutions Inc., of Montreal, as its vendor for bedside terminals. The Extenway terminals will be installed at 350 beds in the hospital facility and will provide an array of “infotainment” services when completed on or about April 2015. Read More
September 17, 2014
BELLEVILLE, Ont. – Orion Health, a leader in population health management solutions, announced that Quinte Health Care Corp. has selected the Rhapsody Integration Engine to better manage its clinical and business applications and to build interfaces in a more efficient and timely manner. Read More
September 3, 2014
MONTREAL – McGill University Health Centre’s new super-hospital is nearly complete, and the organization has acquired approximately $255 million in advanced equipment. The leading-edge tools include a roboticized angiography suite, featuring the Artis zeego system from Siemens. Read More
September 3, 2014
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is investing $11.9 million in new diagnostic equipment to replace equipment nearing the end of its service life, Health Minister Erin Selby (pictured) announced. “Modernizing health equipment is a priority to ensure that health-care facilities continue to offer the best possible care to Manitoba’s families for years to come,” said Minister Selby. “By replacing old technology, we can make our diagnostic services even better.”
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September 3, 2014
A visual patient tracking system at the Southlake Regional Health Centre, in Newmarket, Ont., has had an astonishing impact on process improvement and quality at the 380-bed hospital. The system also gives managers a quick understanding of what’s happening at the busy centre – letting them know whether things are running smoothly, or if actions should be taken to move patients from one unit to another to eliminate bottlenecks and waits. Read More
August 6, 2014
OREM, Utah – Thousands of healthcare providers weighed in to identify this year’s top-performing vendor solutions in 23 different medical equipment and infrastructure categories. The “2014 Best in KLAS: Medical Equipment and Infrastructure” report is the culmination of feedback from providers throughout the world. Read More
July 9, 2014
TORONTO – Orion Health, a leader in electronic health records (EHR) and healthcare integration solutions, announced that Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has selected the Rhapsody Integration Engine to replace its legacy integration engine.
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June 16, 2014
VANCOUVER – An additional 6,200–12,200 health informatics (HI) and health information management (HIM) professionals, including 70% in IT and HIM roles, will be needed in Canadian healthcare over the next five years due to replacement and growth demand. Read More