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Looking ahead to 2026

Workforce stabilization, digital accountability, system integration and public trust will define the next phase of health care transformation. Hospital News examines the issues, decisions and pressures health leaders will be watching in the year ahead. As Canada’s health system continues to recover, recalibrate and redefine itself, 2026...

The journey to where you’re meant to be

For Cassandra Fisher, identifying and addressing gaps in the health care system has shaped her entire career. Her current role as Clinical Manager of the Trauma and Violence Specialized Primary Care Program (TVSPCP) at St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) represents the realization...
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Southlake Health introduces new Emergency Department wait-time clock

HN Summary: • Southlake’s ED was originally built in 2003 to handle just over 80,000...

Putting patients first and enhancing ED communication

To improve communications and ensure patients feel supported from the moment they enter the...

New emergency department experience reinvents patient care in Scarborough

Lai Chu didn’t know what to expect when a sudden knee injury led her...

Learning Health Systems strives to elevate patient-centred care

Summary: Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is advancing the adoption of Learning Health Systems, a framework...

Dementia resource consultant embedded in the ED enhances care

When older adults living with dementia arrive in the Emergency Department (ED), it’s not always because of a medical emergency. Often, it’s exhaustion, stress or caregivers who simply don’t know where else to turn. That’s where the DREAM program — Dementia, Resources, Education, Advocacy and Mentorship — comes in. Launched in 2024 through a partnership between Niagara Health and the Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region, DREAM places dementia resource consultants directly in EDs to support patients and families in real time. In just a few months, the program has helped more than 300 individuals and prevented over 100 unnecessary hospital admissions by connecting families with the right community supports.

Reshaping robotic rehabilitation

For individuals recovering from a stroke or spinal cord injury, restoring hand and arm...

Can the Hub Model solve Ontario’s healthcare woes?

Ontario’s healthcare system faces growing pressure from ED backlogs, physician shortages and a rising...

Compassion in aging: Celebrating a year of Southlake’s Acute Care of the Elderly Unit

When Southlake Health first opened over a century ago, the population it served looked...

Where Art Meets Care: Immersive Soundscape Brings Comfort to Patients

Experience calm and comfort at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s Hudson Regional Cancer Centre with Between Leaf & Light—a 43-minute immersive soundscape of birdsong by artist Scott Rogers and CMBT. This unique installation transforms waiting areas into soothing spaces for cancer patients.

AI receptionist answers the call for busy medical clinics

Hospital patients/family members test drive AI phone software co-created by HHS doctor. A Hamilton Health...

AHEAD Program bridging gaps in pulmonary fibrosis care across Canada

If he didn’t have a nurse educator in his Winnipeg office, community-based respirologist Dr....

Indigenous Wellness Centre helping build trust in health care system

It’s a space for the community built by the community. A first-of-its kind Indigenous Wellness...

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Research study makes heart screening faster, more accessible using AI

A new study from researchers at UHN unveils an AI model to analyze data...

Training that saves lives: Using simulation to strengthen teams and patient care

Over the past three years, simulation activity at Providence has increased by 30 per...

A national leader in specialized training for nurse practitioners

HN Summary • Hamilton Health Sciences launched Canada’s first nurse practitioner fellowship in hematology, marking...

Patient-led research aims to help others cope with dialysis

Life-saving kidney failure treatment needs to come with mental health care too, study shows. It...