Leading Pharmaceutical Innovation One of Canada’s premiere pharmaceutical search and development facilities is growing. Montreal’s NEOMED Institute, renowned for bridging the gap between basic research and the commercialization of new drugs, has changed the pharma R&D business model by combining industrial expertise with drug discovery and development acumen. In 2019, it will [...]
NWT'S LARGEST INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT By Anna Guy Patients from Yellowknife, as well as every other region of the NWT and the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, will soon have an exciting new and improved hospital campus. The old hospital, currently referred to as Legacy Stanton, was beginning to show its age. Named after [...]
By Anna Guy The day we spoke with Bill Bailey, vice president of redevelopment for Halton Healthcare, he had just finished touring a delegation from New Brunswick around the newly expanded Milton District Hospital, in Milton, ON. In what could be a case-study in design-build acumen, the project has received as many accolades from [...]
Improving the health of women, newborns, and families By Anna Guy In what is already a very challenging time for parents, the thought of being separated from one’s while they stay in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can make it even harder. In what is an innovative and progressive move—the only of its [...]
The Key to Comfort As Canadian baby boomers—the large cohort of people born in the years after the Second World War—reach their senior years, they are redefining senior living. No longer is moving to a full-time care facility an inevitability. Seniors now want to live independently in their homes as long as possible, and [...]
Keeping A Close Eye on Canada's Optical Health By Cheryl Long When it comes to optical health and preserving Canadians’ eyesight, a leading vision care company is pushing the envelope on behalf of all ages, from children trying on their first pair of glasses to seniors facing a myriad of eye conditions as they [...]
Services catered to today’s health trends By Rajitha Sivakumaran What does a Montreal-based production company have in common with one of the largest networks of private rehabilitation hospitals in Quebec? The same man, Alain Racine, was behind both ventures. Racine established himself at a small community hospital in New Brunswick shortly after graduating from [...]
Reliable Service From a Local Company By Rajitha Sivakumaran According to a report released by the Alberta Health Services (AHS), of the 2,300 patients surveyed, most were immensely satisfied with their EMS experience in the 2015-2016 period. The time that it took for the emergency communications officer to dispatch an ambulance has gradually improved [...]
Providing Financial Coverage For Canada's Complex Health-CAre Environment By Rajitha Sivakumaran Click to view Brochure Prescription drugs form an essential part of Canada’s health-care system. In 2015, more than 500 million prescriptions were filled across the nation, costing about $30 billion. Twenty years ago, only a quarter of this amount was spent [...]
By Rajitha Sivakumaran Click to view Brochure In 2014, Statistics Canada released a report showing that 54 per cent of Canadians over the age of 18 were either overweight or obese. Although most Canadians don’t view it as an illness, obesity is a chronic, progressive and relapsing medical condition. New research about [...]