Healthcare Management

Hospitals named to list of 'most admired corporate cultures'
TORONTO | Mount Sinai Hospital and North York General Hospital in Toronto and Providence Health Care in Vancouver have each been named one of Canada’s 10 most admired corporate cultures in the public sector for 2012 by executive search firm Waterstone Human Capital.
It’s now Trillium Health Partners
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. | The Credit Valley Hospital and Trillium Health Centre are now known as Trillium Health Partners, the largest community hospital in Ontario, serving Mississauga, West Toronto and the surrounding communities.

New Woodstock Hospital gains LEED Silver certification

WOODSTOCK, ONT. | Woodstock Hospital, designed with environmental and energy best practices in mind, has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification at the silver level through the Canada Green Building Council.
Report explores feasibility of local food in healthcare facilities

While it can be difficult for healthcare facilities to incorporate local food into their patient and visitor foodservice, it can nevertheless be done successfully on a facility-by-facility basis.
New dispensing system said to eliminate shortages of scrubs

TORONTO | To assist hospitals plagued by shortages of scrubs, Cintas Canada has announced an innovative scrub rental dispensing system.
Northwestern Ontario hospitals select Medbuy as their GPO

THUNDER BAY, ONT. | The hospitals of Northwestern Ontario have selected Medbuy as their primary group purchasing organization.
Call me maybe: Windsor hospital CEO’s open-door policy includes his home phone number

WINDSOR, ONT. | Every time patients come through the doors of Windsor Regional Hospital, they get a letter from CEO David Musyj urging them to call him — even at home or on his cell phone — if they want to discuss their care.
Alberta health authority wants more nurses working full time to buffer looming staff shortage

Twenty-eight per cent of Alberta Health Services nurses work full time compared with 40.4 per cent provincially and 56 per cent nationally, say provincial health officials.
HDR named to design expansion of Ottawa Heart Institute

OTTAWA | HDR Architecture has been named the lead architect for the Heart Institute Life Support Capital Project, an addition to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
Prince Edward Island joins Medbuy for group purchasing

CHARLOTTETOWN | The province of Prince Edward Island has joined the national healthcare group purchasing organization Medbuy.

Hospitals named to list of 'most admired corporate cultures'

It’s now Trillium Health Partners

New Woodstock Hospital gains LEED Silver certification

Report explores feasibility of local food in healthcare facilities

New dispensing system said to eliminate shortages of scrubs

Northwestern Ontario hospitals select Medbuy as their GPO

Call me maybe: Windsor hospital CEO’s open-door policy includes his home phone number

Alberta health authority wants more nurses working full time to buffer looming staff shortage

HDR named to design expansion of Ottawa Heart Institute

Prince Edward Island joins Medbuy for group purchasing