First-of-its-kind network supports faster adoption of technology in long-term care
11/29/2023
First-of-its-kind network supports faster
adoption of technology in long-term care
CAN
Health Network expands to enhance care for residents and operators across
Canada
November 29, 2023 (Ottawa, ON)
—
Today, the Coordinated Accessible National (CAN) Health Network, a leading
national initiative focused on accelerating Canadian innovation in health care,
announced the launch of its Long-Term
Care Innovation and Scaling Network. This new network, led by Ottawa-based Bruyère, is designed to enhance the
quality of life for long-term care (LTC) residents and operators, by introducing
innovative, Canadian-made technology solutions to address LTC’s most pressing
challenges.
The CAN Health
Network is a federally funded organization that works directly with the
country’s leading health care operators (referred to as Edges) to identify
their biggest challenges and match them with Canadian-made technology
solutions. It provides Canadian companies with access to real health
care environments where they can implement their market-ready solutions, gain
valuable feedback from end-users, and scale across the Network and beyond.
Bruyère, a founding Edge
in the CAN Health Network, is a large health care employer providing
specialized hospital and long-term care in Ottawa. Bruyère will lead the CAN Health LTC Innovation and Scaling
Network, bringing proven Canadian technology solutions to the more than 2,000
LTC homes in Canada. Canadian companies working with the CAN Health Network
will now be able to bring their solutions faster into long-term care homes that
need them most.
The global pandemic highlighted several challenges facing the health
care sector, including in long-term care: from staffing shortages, infection
control, and PPE, to funding constraints and rising acuity of residents.
“The CAN Health Network, by creating connections between Canadian Companies
with proven solutions and Canadian LTC homes, enables us to play an important
role in addressing the challenges facing long-term care,” said Guy Chartrand, President,
and CEO, Bruyère. “This
partnership has significant potential to enhance the care experience for
the more than 200,000 Canadians that call LTC home and their loved ones.”
“The launch of the long-term care network is a major milestone for the CAN
Health Network, and further builds momentum for Canada to lead the new health
care economy,” said Dr. Dante Morra, Chair, CAN Health Network. “Through this
partnership with Bruyère, one of our
leading Edges, we will introduce top Canadian solutions to LTC to address some
of its most pressing challenges and support Canadian companies by helping them
scale these solutions across the country.”
The CAN Health Network is powered by its Edges – 31 leading health care
organizations across the country. Since its inception in 2019, the CAN Health
Network has completed 54 commercialization projects, with 48 innovative
Canadian companies. “We are proud to work with the country’s leading health
care providers, that include long-term care homes and home care,” said Dr.
Morra. “As these Edges run commercialization projects with top technology
solutions, that success can now be shared and scaled across the long-term care
network.”
The CAN Health Network recently welcomed the Yukon Hospital Corporation
as its latest Edge, which will bring cutting-edge health technology to the
Yukon, and improve access to care for remote communities.
To learn more about the CAN Health LTC
Innovation & Scaling Network, visit https://canhealthnetwork.ca/innovation-and-scaling-network/.
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About CAN Health Network:
The CAN Health Network is a federally funded national organization
working to introduce more Canadian innovation into Canada’s health care system.
The Network works with Canadian health care operators, referred to as Edges, to
identify their biggest challenges and match them with Canadian-made technology
solutions. By partnering Canadian companies directly with health care
operators, CAN Health enables these companies and their solutions to be rapidly
validated, procured, and scaled across the Network. To learn more about the CAN
Health Network, visit canhealthnetwork.ca.
About Bruyère:
Bruyère is an
academic healthcare organization training the next generation of healthcare
leaders and using research and industry partnerships to improve care. Bruyère
plays a unique role in the region’s healthcare system providing specialized
hospital care, primary care, long-term care and assisted and independent living
for older adults, while the Bruyère Research Institute focuses on finding the
next generation of care for aging Canadians and vulnerable populations. To
learn more about Bruyère, visit bruyere.org.
Media contacts:
Natasha Zelinski
Communications Advisor
CAN Health Network
C: 647-984-7089 l E:
Natasha.zelinski@thp.ca
Jesse
Cressman-Dickinson
Director of
Communication and Community Engagement
Bruyère
C: 613-795-8188 |
E: jcressmandickinson@bruyere.org