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Bruyère’s 2024-25 Board of Directors

Welcoming Bruyère’s 2024-25 Board of Directors

Sep 27, 2024 | News

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of our 2024-25 Board of Directors. Please join us in welcoming our new chair and incoming directors.

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Celebrating Rehabilitation Day with a story of hope and recovery

Sep 16, 2024 | News

We celebrate Rehabilitation Day today with a Bruyère success story. Our rehabilitation services worked together to kindle hope and restore quality of life to a patient who experienced a debilitating neurological disorder.

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The Terminal Diner

Sep 11, 2024 | News

Join us September 25 – October 11, 2024 at Bruyère’s Saint-Vincent Hospital to place your "order" at The Terminal Diner!

Annual public information meeting Thursday September 26

Annual public information meeting Thursday September 26, 2024

Sep 11, 2024 | News

All are welcome to attend Bruyère ‘s annual public information meeting, online or in-person, on Thursday September 26.

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Seniors need support to discontinue inappropriate use of sleeping pills, shares Barbara Farrell, PharmD

Sep 5, 2024 | News

Barbara Farrell, PharmD explains that sedatives are prescribed as short-term or quick fixes to immediate problems, but trouble occurs when there is no guidance for coming back off them.

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Former Bruyère patient performs piano recital July 18

Jul 12, 2024 | News

Thiago was a complex care patient at the Bruyère Saint Vincent Hospital from August 2023 to January 2024 due to a severe neurological disease that left him completely paralyzed and unable to even breathe without assistance.

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Care through Connection: Access to Resources in the Community

Jun 17, 2024 | News

Primary care physicians and community stakeholder perspectives on social prescribing

Bruyère evaluating smart bed alarm to reduce pressure injuries and falls in long-term care

Jun 11, 2024 | News

One of Bruyère's long-term care homes selected Esprit-ai for an innovative pilot project to assist staff in managing resident repositioning workflows and alert staff when residents are at risk of falling.

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Bruyère teams with Carefor in newly expanded Bruyère@Home program

May 8, 2024 | News

Bruyère is helping older adults transition home, safter and faster following a hospital stay, with Carefor as the care service provider in newly expanded Bruyère@Home program.

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People with opioid use disorder less likely to receive palliative care at end of life

Apr 29, 2024 | News

A researcher with Bruyère Research Institute has co-authored a study into people with opioid use disorder and their access to palliative care.