Bruyère offers Health Records on iPhones
This year, we joined several hospitals and clinics in the Ottawa region in offering Health Records via the Health app on iPhone, making it easier for patients to see their available medical data from multiple providers whenever they choose. Patients can download and see a central view of their conditions, immunizations, lab results, medications, and more – giving patients the information they need as they move along their health care journey.
Intergenerational gardening blooms at Bruyère Health Village
Thanks to the Canadian Wildlife Federation and funding from the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program, a WILD Generations Gardening Club was created at Bruyère Health Village, pairing tenants with grade eight students from Terry Fox Elementary School in Orleans. The intergenerational gardening project included workshops and planting sessions, helping tenants stay active and engaged in the community while having a lasting impact on our site.
A vital improvement
We have installed 500 new vital signs monitors across our hospitals and integrated them with our electronic patient record system. As a result of this integration, nursing staff at our inpatient hospital programs are saving time, freeing up the equivalent of 19 hours per day or 23 days per month across all our hospital programs.
Ask anything information sessions to help empower our community
At the height of the pandemic, with the arrival of the Omicron variant, it seemed like information was changing daily, making it hard to get accurate information and advice quickly. To help people get answers to their questions and overcome the barriers of language, time and location, Bruyère, in partnership with our Family Health Teams, Ottawa Public Health and community settlement agencies, put together a group of multilingual experts to share information on vaccination at community sessions. We also hosted additional sessions for community members, staff, patients, residents, and their loved ones, helping to provide the latest vaccine information when people needed it most.
Making vaccination easier for our teams
Thanks to our Family Health Teams' leadership, we made vaccination easier for our teams and their loved ones. The COVID-19 vaccination clinic administered over 15,000 COVID-19 vaccines to our staff teams and their loved ones, patients and residents, and community members from high priority communities in partnership with Ottawa Public Health and community and settlement agencies in Ottawa. We once again collaborated with CANImmunize on the 2021-22 flu vaccination campaign making booking appointments and tracking information as easy as possible for our busy teams.
Province announces funding for 192 new and repurposed long-term care beds at Bruyère
The Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care came to our Bruyère Health Saint-Louis Long-Term Care in 2022 to announce funding for 192 new and repurposed long-term care beds at Bruyère. Building on our expertise in offering homes, care, and community for older adults, this investment will help us increase the number of people we can get off waitlists and welcome into our homes.
Long-term care services
With the passing of the Fixing Long-Term Care Homes Act in 2021, our teams are responding and adapting in line with this legislation, including producing a Long-Term Care Annual Report.
Happy first birthday to the Bruyère Health Greystone Transitional Care
This past November, Bruyère Health Greystone Transitional Care celebrated its first anniversary. Opened in 2020 as part of the regional COVID-19 response, this care facility added 120 beds in the region to help patients no longer requiring acute care services but still requiring specialized care before they can transition to the community or a long-term care home. It saw 425 patients transition from acute care to Greystone in its first year in operation and welcomed 455 this year. In January 2022, during the height of the first Omicron wave, Bruyère Health Greystone Transitional Care opened another 12 beds at a critical time for the region while continuing to support research and learning initiatives.
Bytown 1847: the story of Élisabeth Bruyère and the Irish Famine refugees
This past November, Bruyère Health Greystone Transitional Care celebrated its first anniversary. Opened in 2020 as part of the regional COVID-19 response, this care facility added 120 beds in the region to help patients no longer requiring acute care services but still requiring specialized care before they can transition to the community or a long-term care home. It saw 425 patients transition from acute care to Greystone in its first year in operation and welcomed 455 this year. In January 2022, during the height of the first Omicron wave, Bruyère Health Greystone Transitional Care opened another 12 beds at a critical time for the region while continuing to support research and learning initiatives.