Shut out of clinical trials, community hospitals miss out on ‘cutting-edge therapy’
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I’ve got cancer. Will I get the care I need during a pandemic?
Rolling out the welcome mat: Hospitals making visits less intimidating
Why business hours are bad for hospitals
Our hospitals and prisons are failing because we’re using them to house people instead of to help them
Fecal transplants can cure C. difficile. So why aren’t we doing more of them?
Long wait times defy quick fixes
Four ways Canada can shorten wait times for specialists
Glenna and Wayne
Aiming for zero: a new approach to suicide prevention
How to unlock the hidden potential in hospital volunteers
Is robotic surgery worth the cost?
Are disposable hospital supplies trashing the environment?
Hospital policies put the lives of people who inject drugs at risk, say experts
Why prioritizing hip fracture surgery could save thousands of lives each year
Louise S
Ontario’s budget doesn’t look good for hospitals
Now that the government of Ontario has released its budget for 2016, we have a better sense of its health care priorities. This budget underscores the Ministry’s plans to focus on community-based care, hoping this will ease demand on more expensive sectors, including hospitals and drugs. Without a clear strategy for how to respond to …
Breaking the silence: Should health workers ask about domestic violence?
In an emergency department in Calgary, a woman says she slipped on the ice, but her injuries don’t match a fall. In a private setting, the nurse begins to talk to her about domestic violence. Initially, the patient insists that she slipped, but after a long conversation, the nurse and the patient call the police together. …
Beyond tokenism: How hospitals are getting more out of patient engagement
When Frank Gavin’s son was a child, he frequently had to be rushed to the emergency department at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. One of the first things that struck him was, despite all the young children and parents in the department, finding the washroom was like navigating a maze. Gavin’s experience as a parent …
What’s in a name – defining hospitalists in Canada
Over the past two decades, delivery of inpatient care at acute care institutions has changed dramatically in Canada, with fewer family doctors following their patients in hospitals and the emergence of a growing number of hospitalists. Despite this growth, there is no uniform understanding of who hospitalists are, what they do and what types of …