Patient Care
Emergency Medicine
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 visits a year. Today, it sees more than 120,000 visits annually, meaning a new patient arrives approximately every four and a half minutes. • As of September 2025, the average wait...
Emergency Medicine
Putting patients first and enhancing ED communication
To improve communications and ensure patients feel supported from the moment they enter the emergency department (ED), Niagara Health has introduced a new Emergency Department Ambassador role at the Marotta Family Hospital. The pilot program, launched earlier this year, is part of Niagara Health’s broader...
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Emergency Medicine
New emergency department experience reinvents patient care in Scarborough
Lai Chu didn’t know what to expect when a sudden knee injury led her...
Patient Care
Learning Health Systems strives to elevate patient-centred care
Summary: Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is advancing the adoption of Learning Health Systems, a framework...
Geriatrics and Aging
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.
Technology and Innovation
Reshaping robotic rehabilitation
For individuals recovering from a stroke or spinal cord injury, restoring hand and arm...
Public Health
Can the Hub Model solve Ontario’s healthcare woes?
Ontario’s healthcare system faces growing pressure from ED backlogs, physician shortages and a rising...
Longterm Care
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...
Complementary Medicine and Alternative Therapies
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.
Technology and Innovation
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...
Diseases
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....
Health Care Policy
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...
Diseases
Cancer care enhances patient and caregiver well-being
Healthcare professionals play a critical role in guiding patients through the complex journey of...
Technology and Innovation
Complex care patients can benefit from immersive virtual reality for pain control
Immersive virtual reality lets users step into another world, and more importantly, in some...
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Diseases
Colour coding what’s happening in the tumour microenvironment
HN Summary • Revealing the hidden tumour environment: Dr. Ralph DaCosta’s team at UHN’s Princess...
Longterm Care
CABHI’s Ignite Program Now Open to Drive Innovations in Aging and Brain Health
The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) has officially launched a new...
Addictions and Drugs
Youth opioid use rising
Youth opioid use is increasing in Canada, as are related emergency department visits and...
Public Health
Canadian doctors call on Ontario government to reconsider new residency policy
The Canadian Medical Association and the College of Family Physicians of Canada are adding...