Increasing access to care with a collaborative Community Health Hub
By Carol Lambie
In 2012, Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care moved its Outpatient Programs from a central location in downtown Midland to a building...
Integrating hospital with community to address the opioid crisis
By Mike Lapaine
Ontario is in the midst of an opioid crisis and with every report and media article released, the severity of the problem...
Culture matters
By Dr. Bob Howard
Simon Sinek, in his book, Start with Why said, “Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first.”
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Improving system integration through stakeholder feedback
By Dr. Andrew McCallum
I started my career moonlighting as an emergency physician in a small town hospital. I loved it. Working with few staff...
Caring Safely: Reliability and resilience
By Dr. Michael Apkon
As leaders, our first commitment is to keep patients and staff safe - no straightforward task. All complex systems fail predictably...
Academic health sciences – Now more than ever!
By Denis Roy
Last month, I retired as President and CEO of Health Sciences North (HSN) in Sudbury, bringing to a close a career that...
Broadening the role of a hospital
By Sarah Downey
I have a passionate belief that hospitals need to do more than treat sick people (and deliver babies). Hospitals reside in real...
The need for a national affordable and supportive housing strategy for seniors
By Daniel Levac,
Ask any senior where they would prefer to live and the answer you will likely receive is—at home—with family and loved ones....
The importance of communication in good times and bad
By David Musyj
As stated by George Bernard Shaw “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”
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Integration is the key to success
By Dr. Verna Yiu
Saskatchewan recently became the third province in Canada to move towards a single Provincial Health Authority, a move that has naturally...
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