VANCOUVER – Sound returned to Alan Holt’s world in late 2017 when surgeons at St. Paul’s Hospital inserted a cochlear implant (CI) into his right ear. Music, bird song and the laughter of his grandchildren returned to his life after years of diminished hearing, caused by a career in a noisy Sunshine Coast pulp and paper mill. Things eventually deteriorated to the point where hearing aids he used were no longer effective.
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TORONTO – As part of Ontario’s continued response to the COVID-19 outbreak and in alignment with the Digital First for Health Strategy, Ontario is investing $14.5 million to support the expansion of virtual care for Ontario Health Teams and frontline home and community care service providers.
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TORONTO – Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk (pictured) said in her 2020 Annual Report that the Ontario Ministry of Health does not have long-term goals and targets for virtual care, adding progress has continued to be slow in integrating virtual care into Ontario’s healthcare system – despite the progress made during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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TORONTO – LifeLabs has launched of a new virtual care offering on its customer portal in Ontario. Developed by Excelleris, a division of LifeLabs, this feature will connect over 2.6 million Ontario residents with a healthcare provider anywhere an internet connection is available through one of three virtual care providers.
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TORONTO – Maple, Canada’s leading telemedicine provider, and Saa Dene Group, a collective of Indigenous-owned companies which aims to increase authentic Indigenous economic participation, have partnered to expand access to virtual care nationwide. Named after the Cree word for maple, Maple Maskawâhtik is a first in Canada joint venture that represents a continuation of Saa Dene Group’s mandate to collaborate with local Indigenous populations, governments and business leaders, driving positive impact on communities across Canada.
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BRAMPTON, Ont. – Loblaw Companies Limited has expanded the use of its PC Health app to three more provinces – Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, after launching the system in Atlantic Canada in October. The company plans to roll-out the app to the rest of the country later this year, and in addition to its current capabilities, will add virtual physician care and digital pharmacy.
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VANCOUVER – WELL Health Technologies Corp. is pleased to announce it has entered an agreement to acquire INSIG Corp., one of the leading virtual care platforms in Canada. INSIG owns and operates the Tia Health group of virtual clinics. Following the closing of the Transaction, INSIG will be a wholly owned subsidiary of WELL.
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LONDON, UK – Leading online mental health platform, Togetherall, formerly known as Big White Wall, has secured $10 million investment from software and services growth investor, FPE Capital LLP (FPE). The investment follows Togetherall’s accelerated expansion into the North American market, with a focus on US market growth, as well as continued growth across the UK and Canada into higher education, corporate and health sectors.
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OAKVILLE, Ont – Banty.com has been launched as a new, patient-centric video conferencing platform in response to a lack of user-friendly solutions for virtual medicine. The platform allows medical participants to receive video calls and schedule appointments with ease, the company said.
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – HealthPRO has awarded its national Telepharmacy contract to Northwest Telepharmacy Solutions (NTS) to help support quality patient care at Canadian member hospitals. NTS, a leading provider of telepharmacy services in Canada, can provide hospitals access to 24/7 real-time medication order processing and review by an experienced hospital pharmacist.
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