Telehealth

TORONTO – In March, Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) opened its Virtual Emergency Department (ED) for clients and families in the East Toronto community. The new service is available for patients over three months of age and offers individuals virtual medical consultations to address health concerns, especially for those who may be hesitant or uncertain about visiting the Emergency Department (ED). Read More

BRAMPTON and ETOBICOKE, Ont. – William Osler Health System has launched a new, Virtual Urgent Care service to provide local residents with access to care for urgent, but non-life threatening, medical issues from the comfort of their homes. Read More

TORONTO – Think Research Corp. has announced a Canada-wide partnership with CareRx to deliver virtual healthcare to seniors living in retirement homes. CareRx, a leading provider of specialty pharmacy services to seniors, currently serves about 50,000 residents in more than 900 seniors homes. Read More

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Microsoft is now offering a new device management feature for remote patient monitoring. It allows organizations to assign patients wearable or remote monitoring devices, such as remote heartbeat monitors and blood pressure monitors for cardiovascular patients, to remotely track and manage the health of patients. Read More

HAMILTON and LONDON, Ont. – St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and Hamilton Health Sciences are partnering in a joint pilot initiative to offer virtual urgent care services to residents of southwestern Ontario. This service offers patients located outside these hospital communities the opportunity to access urgent care without leaving home. Read More

OTTAWA – The government of Canada announced investments in virtual care for the provinces of British Columbia and Prince Edward Island. Patty Hajdu (pictured), minister of health, signed off on close to $18 million for BC to expand its virtual care services, and nearly $3.5 million for PEI. Read More

TORONTO – A consortium of leading Canadian organizations has come together to launch Telewound Care Canada, a virtual care initiative designed to help patients connect with their care teams while reducing unnecessary travel and in-person care. Telewound Care Canada aims to implement virtually enabled models of wound care that will impact over one thousand wound patients in Ontario and Quebec by Summer 2021. Read More

TORONTO – Altima Dental, which operates dental clinics across Canada, has launched several virtual dental tools and partnered with software developers to make dental care more accessible and convenient to Canadians. Its most recent service is a virtual check-up and monitoring tool enabling patients to take photos of their mouths at home, have the images analyzed through AI software and assess the possible treatment options remotely. Read More