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WEBSep 4, 2024 · The partnership between Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (CGMH), Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) and Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC), which created the CARE4 Health Information System (HIS) across the four sites in 2021, has reached another significant milestone by attaining Stage 6...
The alcohol swab before the needle: A point of debate
WEBMar 5, 2020 · Alcohol swabbing before an injection is a long-standing, widely used infection control practice. It’s thought that prepping the skin using alcohol swabs removes bacteria that could be pushed into the puncture and might cause an infection. To clean the skin before a vaccination or other injection, suggested standard practice according to the ...
Defusing an angry or upset patient - Hospital News
WEBAug 14, 2018 · By Lindsay Yoo and Certina Ho Healthcare providers, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other allied healthcare professionals, encounter many different scenarios during a typical shift; this often involves the challenge of navigating unexpected situations, for instance, defusing an angry or frustrated patient. Handling a difficult situation that involves an angry or upset patient is ...
SickKids-UHN partnership brings cloud technology to health care
WEBDec 12, 2014 · By providing a private cloud-based solution, HPC4Health will enable hospitals across Ontario to leverage expertise across institutions, improve diagnostics and lessen the burden on the health-care system.”. This project was supported by Compute Ontario, Compute Canada, the Canada Foundation for …
Serotonin syndrome made simple - Hospital News
WEBAug 7, 2021 · Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening, drug-induced condition caused by increased serotonin (a neurotransmitter) in the synapses of the brain. Mild symptoms include dilated pupils, nervousness, nausea, diarrhea, and tremor. Moderate symptoms include sweating, agitation, hyperreflexia (increased …
Recognizing top Canadian health care organizations and …
WEBDec 15, 2021 · Precision ADM and Shared Health in Manitoba received CAN Health’s ‘Network Award’, the highest honour, recognizing the Edge and Company who leveraged the full scope of the Network and demonstrated considerable growth and success. They introduced North America’s first, 1 st grade reusable N95 respirator – Precision AIR – and helped solve a Canada-wide shortage of PPE at the height ...
First patients scanned on Brockville General Hospital’s MRI
WEBPublished on. June 23, 2024. Brooke Buell with members of the Brockville General Hospital MRI team prior to being one of the first patients scanned on the hospital's new MRI, which officially went into service on Wednesday, June 19. It’s official – the region marked a landmark day in healthcare delivery on Wednesday, June 19 as the first ...
Revolutionary new breast imaging technology - Hospital News
WEBNov 10, 2017 · The Senographe Pristina designed by GE Healthcare is a groundbreaking new breast imaging platform designed by women for women. The mammography machine allows patients to take breast health into their own hands – literally – with a first in-industry, patient-assisted compression tool. Using a remote, patients choose the amount of …
New online medical record portal for patients: myHealthRecord
WEBFebruary 17, 2017. By Magdalena Stec. Women’s College Hospital (WCH) proudly launched myHealthRecord – a new online medical record portal for patients – during Digital Health Week last November. myHealthRecord allows patients to view and update their personal health information and medical record based on the clinical and personal ...
Remote monitoring improves patient experience after discharge
WEBFeb 28, 2017 · Remote monitoring improves patient experience after discharge. : Haytham Sharar, a nurse practitioner in the Heart Failure Clinic, follows up by phone with a discharged patient referred to him after remote monitoring by a Community Care Access Centre nurse. (Photo by Yuri Markarov, Medical Media Centre). By James Wysotski.