Horizon Health Network

• Rural New Brunswick hospital fills general surgeon vacancies for 1st time in 10 years

  Two new general surgeons have been hired at Upper River Valley Hospital (URVH) in Waterville, N.B., Horizon Health Network said in a news release Thursday. 

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  Aug 7
  
• Patients in hospitals waiting for nursing home beds at ‘crisis point’: Horizon Health CEO

  Horizon Health Network's CEO is calling for 'urgent systemic change,' saying the number of people in hospitals waiting for nursing home beds is at a 'crisis point.'

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  Feb 12
  
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• Canadian family says son with autism kicked out of ER for being loud, disruptive

  The parents of a New Brunswick boy allege they were asked to leave the ER because their son, who has epilepsy and autism, was too loud while vocal stimming.

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  Jul 22, 2025
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• N.B. man discharged after surgery ends up having to call 911 on the way home

  A New Brunswick couple is angry and speaking out, alleging the 83-year-old man was released from hospital but ended up convulsing in the car from a serious infection.

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  Sep 4, 2024
• ‘This can’t continue’: No value for money in N.B. use of travel nurses, auditor says

  The province's auditor general said the roughly $173 million the province spent on travel nurses was not justified and didn't correlate to COVID-19-related staff vacancies.

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  Jun 4, 2024
• Horizon to expand, open more community health clinics across New Brunswick

  The health authority is looking to create three new collaborative care-style practices that will house a number of different practitioners under one roof.

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  Feb 28, 2024
• N.B. health authority says it’s working to improve strained emergency departments

  New Brunswick’s Horizon Health Network says it is working on improvements as emergency department wait times and hospital capacity remain at critical levels.

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  Jan 12, 2024
• New Brunswick Nurses Union asks province to end travel nurse usage

  Travel nurses are hired through private agencies for short-term placements, and are paid significantly more than regular nurses.

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  Dec 5, 2023
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• New Brunswick health authority faces asbestos-related charges linked to hospital

  New Brunswick’s health authority is facing four workplace safety charges for potentially exposing some employees at a Fredericton hospital to asbestos.

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  Sep 19, 2023
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• Know a doctor? A N.B. health authority will pay you $2,000 if you can recruit for them

  On Thursday, the Horizon Health Network announced it will be offering a lump sum to anyone able to successfully refer a physician to work for the N.B. health authority.

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  Jul 20, 2023