Tag: Runnymede Healthcare Centre
Pharmacy program tailors medications to patients’ needs
The culture of quality improvement at #Runnymede Healthcare Centre has inspired the creation of a #pharmacy initiative that is receiving national attention for enhancing...
Flu shot campaign has staff rolling up their sleeves
While in hospital, patients expect their health care professionals to get them on the road to recovery. What they do not expect is to...
Promoting a positive workplace
Recognition can make all the difference in promoting a quality work environment. With both the Long Service and Values in Action Awards, #Runnymede Healthcare...
New partnership improves access to patient care
Communities across Ontario are seeing a shift in demographics. Populations are growing and aging. As a result of this new reality, hospitals are serving...
Getting patients home sooner
A patient’s transition from hospital to home is a critical step in their healthcare journey. While there are services and supports in place to...
Strong relationships ensure safe medication transitions
Preventable, drug-related hospitalizations cost the Canadian health care system approximately $2.6 billion per year; according to a joint report from Accreditation Canada, the Canadian...
Patient satisfaction is served
Patient experience surveys in Ontario consistently find a link between satisfaction with hospital food and overall patient satisfaction. Comprised of different backgrounds, cultures and...
Volunteers enhance the health and well-being of patients
From high school and university students to young professionals and recent retirees, volunteers at Runnymede Healthcare Centre play an integral role in enhancing the...
Individualized care for pain management
Pain is a subjective and individual experience, but most people would agree that in any form, it is undesirable and decreases quality of life.
At...
Greening healthcare: Sustainability top priority
Health and the environment are closely connected: you cannot have healthy people without a healthy environment. There are hundreds of hospitals in Ontario, all...
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