For every 100 nurses under 35 who registered to practise in Canada in 2024, 34 others did not renew, says MEI. What would help retain younger nurses?

https://www.hospitalnews.com/canada-is-burning-through-its-young-nurses-at-an-alarming-rate-mei-warns/

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🏥 Ottawa’s Hôpital Montfort introduces digital pre-triage to help patients share symptoms before meeting a nurse. A new approach to ER workflows.
https://www.hospitalnews.com/hopital-montfort-introduces-digital-pre-triage-technology-to-improve-emergency-care/
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A Safer Way to Discharge Hospital Patients.
🔗 Read the full story in Hospital News:
https://www.hospitalnews.com/exploring-safer-hospital-discharges/
#PatientSafety #EmergencyMedicine #HospitalInnovation #Homelessness

Canada announces more than $31 million to help internationally educated health professionals enter practice.

https://www.hospitalnews.com/federal-government-invests-more-than-31-million-to-support-internationally-educated-health-professionals/

Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital’s $12.5M expansion is expected to add 3,000+ procedures annually once complete.
https://www.hospitalnews.com/alberta-hospital-expansion-to-add-more-than-3000-surgeries-annually/

Canada proposes changes to MAID eligibility and advance requests. The proposals are not yet law.

https://www.hospitalnews.com/canada-proposes-major-changes-to-medical-assistance-in-dying-legislation/

An investigational implanted sensor could help detect worsening heart failure before symptoms appear. Read more: https://www.hospitalnews.com/implanted-sensor-could-detect-worsening-heart-failure-before-symptoms-appear/

Canadian children's hospitals are expanding AI-assisted rare-disease detection while researchers advance an experimental gene therapy trial for CLN7 Batten disease. https://www.hospitalnews.com/canadian-childrens-hospitals-expand-ai-powered-rare-disease-detection-as-gene-therapy-research-advances/

Wearable “Skincubator” technology could help premature babies spend longer in skin-to-skin contact with parents while maintaining critical support.

Read more: https://www.hospitalnews.com/wearable-skincubator-could-transform-skin-to-skin-care-for-premature-babies/

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Canadian virtual sitter technology is expanding as hospitals look to improve patient safety and ease staffing pressures.

https://www.hospitalnews.com/canadian-virtual-sitter-technology-expands-as-hospitals-look-to-improve-patient-safety-and-ease-staffing-pressures/

Heart attacks in women can face dangerous diagnostic delays. Canadian experts are calling for sex-specific approaches and better symptom recognition. Read more: https://www.hospitalnews.com/new-approaches-aim-to-reduce-delays-in-diagnosing-heart-attacks-in-women/ #WomensHeartHealth

New Brunswick is expanding free RSV immunization to all newborns during their first RSV season, aiming to reduce severe illness, ER visits and hospitalizations.

https://www.hospitalnews.com/new-brunswick-expands-free-rsv-immunization-to-all-newborns/

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Newfoundland and Labrador is expanding addiction treatment and recovery services in Corner Brook, increasing access to detox and ongoing support.
https://f.mtr.cool/m5sydxx3er
#HealthcareCanada #AddictionCare

Calgary is getting its first cyclotron – a major expansion of advanced diagnostic imaging and cancer-care
https://f.mtr.cool/pk26aul9ue
#HealthcareCanada #AlbertaHealth #Calgary #CancerCare #DiagnosticImaging

Could an AI ‘digital twin’ help doctors choose the best treatment for ICU patients?
https://f.mtr.cool/x8e1n4bqvs
#emergencycare #medtech #medicaltechnology #medicalai #criticalcare

Heart in a box. Canadian-first technology opens new possibilities for lifesaving transplants..
https://f.mtr.cool/n7vjnjdal8
#HeartTransplant #OrganTransplant #OrganDonation #Cardiology #CardiacCare #MedTech