Pathways to Housing: A response to homelessness in Calgary
MARCH 2012 • PROMISING PRACTICES Homelessness is a serious health-care issue, particularly in major urban centres. Homeless people face many challenges, including unemployment, lack of life skills,...
View ArticleGuelph General Hospital’s HHHRQT
APRIL 2012 • PROMISING PRACTICES In 2005, Guelph General Hospital, a 165-bed community hospital located in Guelph, Ont., decided to broaden the focus of its Human Resources Quality Team by establishing...
View ArticleWiki where you work: Supporting professional practice activities
MAY 2012 • PROMISING PRACTICES The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) employs more than 4,500 nurses, who are guided and served by the nursing professional practice department. Within this department are several...
View ArticleA new approach to retaining older workers
JUNE 2012 • PROMISING PRACTICES Winnipeg’s Seven Oaks General Hospital (SOGH) has a high percentage of older nurses and other health-care professionals. Of 1,547 health-care staff in 2008, close to...
View ArticleThe Care Utilizing Evidence Initiative
OCTOBER 2012 • PROMISING PRACTICES St. Michael’s Hospital (SMH) is a major tertiary and quaternary referral centre with 500 acute adult inpatient beds serving a marginalized inner-city population in...
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