Horizon Health Network
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| Health Care | |
| Industry | Health care |
| Founded | September 1, 2008 |
| Founder | Government of New Brunswick |
| Headquarters | Miramichi, New Brunswick |
Area served | New Brunswick |
Key people |
Minister of Health Health Board President & CEO |
Number of employees | 13,000 (2010) |
| Website | en.horizonnb.ca |
Horizon Health Network is one of two health authorities in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, the other being Vitalité Health Network.
Horizon Health Network delivers medical care on behalf of the Government of New Brunswick's Department of Health to the central and southern portions of the province through 12 hospitals and 28 health centres/clinics while providing a variety of programs and services.
Horizon Health Network is headquartered in Miramichi, NB.
Hospitals
Horizon Health Network operates the following hospitals:
- Charlotte County Hospital (St. Stephen, NB)
- Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital (Fredericton, NB)
- Grand Manan Hospital (North Head, NB on Grand Manan Island)
- Hotel-Dieu of St. Joseph (Perth-Andover, NB)
- Miramichi Regional Hospital (Miramichi, NB)
- Oromocto Public Hospital (Oromocto, NB)
- Sackville Memorial Hospital (Sackville, NB)
- Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John, NB)
- Centracare (Saint John, NB)
- St. Joseph's Hospital (Saint John, NB)
- Sussex Health Centre (Sussex, NB)
- The Moncton Hospital (Moncton, NB)
- Upper River Valley Hospital (Waterville, NB)
Former health authorities
Horizon Health Network was established by the provincial government effective September 1, 2008 through the dissolution and merger of the following health authorities:
- South-East Regional Health Authority
- River Valley Health
- Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation
- Miramichi Regional Health Authority
Quick facts
- Horizon Health serves the province of New Brunswick but through inter-provincial agreements, also provides referral services for part of northeastern Nova Scotia (Cumberland County) as well as Prince Edward Island
- One of the largest employers in New Brunswick
- A $1 billion plus organization
- Approximately 13,000 staff members and 1,000 physicians
- Over 100 facilities, clinics and offices
- 3,500 volunteers, auxiliary and alumnae members
- 20 foundations
- 19 auxiliaries and alumnae[2]
Statistics (2010–2011)
Number of:
- medical residents - 300
- hospitals - 13
- hospital beds - 1,600
- admissions - 55,000 (acute, rehab and chronic)
- inpatient days - 580,000 (acute, rehab and chronic)
- surgeries completed per year - 45,000
- Extra Mural Program visits annually - 275,000
- births - 5,400[2]
References
- ↑ "NHS Heroes". Tuesday, 6 December 2016
- 1 2 "Horizon Health Network - Quick Facts". En.horizonnb.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
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