By matt
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is pleased to announce that an innovative track system has been launched to enhance laboratory services at the new Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook. The track system uses robotics automation to move laboratory samples, such as blood tubes, from sample submission to analysis. This process was previously …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is pleased to offer provincial virtual primary care services to individuals who do not have a primary care provider (family physician or nurse practitioner) and have registered with Patient Connect NL. Virtual primary care is an additional service option that can provide diagnosis and treatment for numerous common illnesses …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services advises the public of a new client services ambassador program for emergency departments at the Health Sciences Centre and St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital. This program, delivered through NL Health Services’ contracted partnership for security services, includes the introduction of an ambassador position to serve as a client-focused liaison within …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is recognizing World COPD Day today by hosting for the first time the INSPIRED Atlantic Roundtable. INSPIRED stands for: Implementing a Novel and Supportive Program of Individualized Care for Patients and Families Living with Respiratory Disease. This day is designated annually to promote awareness for COPD, or chronic obstructive …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services today provided an update on the use of leased accommodations for health-care staff such as agency nurses, locum physicians and other health-care professionals. The use of leased accommodations supports health-care staff and physicians throughout the province who are needed to provide crucial health-care services. “The need for leased accommodations …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is pleased to announce an upcoming redevelopment project to upgrade the obstetrics unit at Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre, in Grand Falls-Windsor. A key feature of the project will be relocating the unit to the same floor as the operating room, which will improve patient safety by reducing response …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services was awarded the 2024 Coordinated Accessible National (CAN) Health Network’s Edge of the Year award on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at a ceremony held during the CAN Health Network’s annual fall conference. The 2024 Edge of the Year award recognizes the health-care organization that exemplifies what it means to …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is launching tele-monitoring technology in four acute care hospitals and health-care centres within the Eastern-Rural Zone, starting today, October 21, 2024. This innovative technology, Halo, is designed to remotely monitor eligible patients and alert care providers to potential health risks. A portable camera, with audiovisual communication, is placed at …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services, in partnership with Compass One Healthcare, a division of Compass Group Canada, is pleased to announce that the Steamplicity® food delivery service model has expanded to include Carbonear General Hospital. “Ensuring we provide nutritious, appetizing food is a large part of the holistic, person-centred care NL Health Services strives …
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is hosting its fifth annual Health Innovation Summit from October 7 to 10, 2024 at the Health Innovation Acceleration Centre (HIAC) in St. John’s. This year’s theme is ‘A Call to Action: Incremental Innovation to Ignite Organizational Productivity.’ The summit will explore how small, strategic improvements can drive significant …
Last updated on: March 30, 2025