Patient Advisors: What They Do and Why They Do It
“My body may be broken, but my voice is not,” says Angie Follett, one of several client and family advisors who has partnered with Eastern Health to improve care for […]
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Good Communication: It’s Good for Your Health!
October 26 – 30, 2015 is Canadian Patient Safety Week. Good communication is essential for patient safety. As health care providers, we must be individually and collectively committed to providing […]
A Clear Connection: When IT Met Biomedical!
‘Together we can’ is a fitting theme for the Healthcare Technology and Data Management (HTDM) Department of Eastern Health. In this department, a group of professionals work actively and quietly […]
Shared Approach + Shared Benefits = Safer Together
“There’s safety in numbers.” This tried and true piece of advice underlies Eastern Health’s integrated safety plan. The plan was originally released in 2013 under the title Safer Together, and […]
