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Rovolutionizing geriatric care: Meet Canada’s leading Universal Health Hub (UHH)

Universal Health Hub (UHH) is the only Health Care Organization in Canada which is focused on Geriatric care wherever the seniors age whether at Home, Hospital, Reactivation Care Centre, Long Term care home or a Retirement facility. Founded in 2019 by Nurse Maya, who is...

Wait times in healthcare often linked to diagnostic testing – adding more doctors and nurses alone won’t improve that bottleneck

There is an emerging consensus that Canada’s healthcare system is in crisis.  Stories appear in the media daily describing the horrors Canadians are experiencing trying to access timely and quality healthcare. It is tempting to assume the media is being histrionic, that representatives of healthcare...

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Decreasing ambulance offload times

Due to the commitment and dedication of the adult Emergency Department (ED) and adult...

Physician work hours, especially for male doctors, have declined since 1987

Physicians in Canada, especially male physicians, are working fewer hours than they did three...

Physical activity quality over quantity benefits people with disability

In a first-of-its-kind study, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis...

Hospital News is looking for a Nursing Hero: Call for Nominations

Have you been inspired, encouraged or empowered by an employee or a colleague? Have you...

Protecting patients and the planet from unnecessary tests

Climate change is a universal problem that impacts both environmental and human health. In...

We need health system solutions now: CMA, CFPC

Medical organizations call on governments to reimagine primary care to help stabilize, rebuild health...

Infusion system innovations: Elevating patient care and clinician support

Crowded hospitals, long wait times and nurse burnout have become common news stories, reinforcing...

Many older adults receiving home care do not receive palliative care before death

Many older adults receiving home care do not receive any palliative home care before...

Program helps primary care providers deliver quality care, faster

In January 2021, Humber River Health (Humber) launched a program aimed at solving one...

Orthostatic hypotension: Considerations of safe medication use

lood pressure is the amount of pressure applied by circulating blood to blood vessels....

Inside Unity Health’s efforts to better understand the care experience

It was around lunchtime and the Geriatric and Medical Rehabilitation unit at Providence was...

Ontario hospitals play critical role in Canadian health care advancements and innovation

Twenty Ontario research hospitals have been celebrated for their excellence in health research and...

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Rovolutionizing geriatric care: Meet Canada’s leading Universal Health Hub (UHH)

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