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Reporting on best practices from across Canada, including new equipment, technology and the people that make a difference.
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Canadian hospitals rank among the world's best for specialized care. SickKids is No. 1 globally in pediatrics.
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Ottawa Heart Institute reports a 51.5% relative drop in certain surgical infections following a new prevention protocol.
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Southlake Health launches an initiative to connect patients with care earlier and potentially reduce avoidable hospital stays.
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Canada's registered nursing employment has grown 33.3% since 2019, but staffing shortages persist and real wages remain under pressure.
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Serving Ontario’s hospitals to build a better health system.
SickKids and Microsoft Canada announce a five-year partnership to strengthen clinical data systems and explore AI-driven pediatric care.
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New breast imaging technology could be coming to Canada. Koning says its compression-free 3D breast CT system has received a Health Canada device licence.
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Opioid use disorder-related healthcare interactions among Ontarians aged 55+ more than doubled from 2017 to 2025. Read more: https://t.co/kIrefl3LUu #HospitalNews
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Hospital News is preparing its 12th Annual MedTech Edition this November, in partnership with Medtech Canada.
Reach 60,000+ subscribers and gain additional exposure through web advertising and social media.
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P.E.I. has reinstated hospital masking measures amid rising respiratory illness activity, as Canada marks Infection Control Week. https://t.co/Lo1Bw1EQGv #HospitalNews #PatientSafety
Canada's health ministers are advancing discussions on healthcare workforce reforms, health-data sharing and long-term funding. Read more: https://t.co/9EQ8uXLefv #HospitalNews #CanadianHealthcare
Alberta hospitals have ended Code Orange activations following the CFB Wainwright tragedy. The response involved 30 emergency medical units and patient transfers to four major hospitals.
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Alberta is introducing physician-led triage to assess ER patients earlier and help reduce delays in care.
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An eight-day antiviral protocol could expand access to life-saving organ transplants. A UHN-led study reported no chronic hepatitis C among 116 recipients of organs from HCV-positive donors.
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🏥 Robotic surgery is moving beyond hips and knees!
A surgeon in Australia has performed the country's first shoulder replacement using Stryker's next-generation Mako robotic system. The milestone highlights how robotics and 3D imaging are expanding into increasingly complex procedures.
Canadian surgeons are also pioneering advanced mixed-reality guidance for shoulder replacements.
Could robotic-assisted shoulder surgery become the next major advancement in Canadian operating rooms?
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🏥 Major milestone for Nova Scotia healthcare infrastructure!
Construction of the QEII Halifax Infirmary's new 14-storey acute care tower has reached its eighth level. The expansion will bring enhanced emergency services, modern operating rooms and specialized care facilities, with opening planned for 2031.
Read the full story in Hospital News: https://t.co/Sks6tZOjUy
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Preventing infections could help ease hospital overcrowding.
In Hospital News, Dr. Geoff Fernie estimates that healthcare-associated infections consume around 1.7 million hospital bed-days annually in Canada. Preventing more of these infections could protect patients and healthcare workers while freeing capacity for people waiting for care.
He explores the role of hand hygiene, supportive technology and a coordinated national prevention strategy.
Read more:
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#HospitalNews #InfectionPrevention #PatientSafety #CanadianHealthcare
Showcase Your MedTech Innovations to Canada’s Healthcare Decision-Makers!
Hospital News is preparing its 12th Annual MedTech Edition this November, in partnership with Medtech Canada.
Reach 60,000+ subscribers and gain additional exposure through web advertising and social media.
📅 Advertising booking deadline: October 23
📩 For information about our advertising specials, email [email protected]
#MedtechCanada #MedicalTechnology #HealthcareInnovation #CanadianHealthcare
New Alzheimer’s treatments are bringing care closer to home in southeastern Ontario.
Kingston Health Sciences Centre is expanding access to therapies designed to slow Alzheimer’s progression in eligible patients. For patient Bram Fisher, staying independent means continuing to make music and spend time with friends.
Read how KHSC is building regional access to emerging Alzheimer’s care:
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New technology is helping improve breast cancer surgery in Alberta. Medicine Hat Regional Hospital has introduced magnetic localization tools to help surgeons locate breast lesions more precisely and give patients greater scheduling flexibility.
Read more: https://t.co/1cl8cY9KUw
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Canada’s nursing workforce needs more than recruitment—it needs retention.
A new MEI report finds that for every 100 nurses under 35 who registered to practise in Canada in 2024, 34 others did not renew their registration.
While the ratio improved from the previous year, the findings raise questions about working conditions, scheduling flexibility and how to retain younger nurses.
What changes would make the biggest difference?
Read more in Hospital News:
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