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Climate-Conscious Care in Action: How Hospitals Can Lead

Climate change now threatens both patient outcomes and the ability of health systems to deliver safe, reliable care. Its impacts are no longer distant or abstract. Across Canada, communities have seen skies darken and air quality deteriorate as wildfire smoke blankets neighbourhoods. According to...

My first 100-Days as CEO and President

HN Summary • The CEO’s first 100 days focused on listening and relationship-building with staff, physicians, patients and community partners to shape RMH’s future together. • Major priorities ahead include transparent leadership, community-engaged master and strategic planning, and stronger coordination across the full continuum of care...
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Pediatric rehab: Opportunities abound

HN Summary • Pediatric rehabilitation is essential but under-recognized, supporting 850,000 Canadian children with disabilities...

Unity Health Toronto’s new President & CEO

After more than 14 years at the helm of Mackenzie Health, Altaf Stationwala is...

Creating space for leadership development and mentorship conversations

In today’s fast-paced world, where meetings are often back-to-back and priorities seem endless, it...

The power of possibility – and hope – for people with mental illness and substance use issue

As I reflect on my first two years as President and CEO at Waypoint...

At the coalface of a demographic crisis: Leading healthcare transformation at North York General

In my over 20 years as an Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon at North York...

Caring for the people who care for our patients

As we begin a New Year, I reflect upon the exceptional dedication of staff,...

Improving lives by advancing understanding of mental health and addiction

As the world grappled with the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, another...

Culture of innovation – key to advancing an organization’s vision

By Dr. Frank Martino Hospitals across Ontario, and indeed across Canada, have proven themselves to...

A year of remarkable achievements

What an incredible year it’s been since I became President and CEO of Waypoint...

My social work background serves me well as hospital CEO

I didn’t realize the extent of my privilege until I looked back and traced...

Are we ready for the tsunami of aging patients in the health care system?

By: Roy Butler, PhD For decades we have been preparing for the wave of aging...

Lessons Learned: Can the COVID-19 pandemic help bring fragmented health systems together?

By Cynthia Davis COVID-19 and the current waves of seasonal flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)...

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How to “green” operating rooms: new guideline advises reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink

Reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink can be applied in Canadian operating rooms (ORs) to...

From injection to ingestion: Can yeast make vaccines more accessible?

HN Summary • Oral Yeast-Based Vaccines: Researchers, including Emilija Vasiliunaité at Vilnius University Life Sciences...

Smarter tissue and organ repair thanks to next-gen hydrogel

HN Summary • uOttawa multidisciplinary team has built new hydrogels from synthetic peptides that can...

The Cost of Silence: Why Black Youth Mental Health Can’t Wait

When we talk about mental health in Canada, the general numbers often hide a...