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Changes to admission and recovery processes effectively doubled the Cardiac Short Stay Unit’s capacity. A recent partnership with the Medtronic Integrated Health Solutions (IHS) team and...

BY NEIL FRASER AND PETER TOMASHEWSKI While the national opioid epidemic is killing thousands of Canadians each year1— straining an already overburdened healthcare system — there is another,...

Heart patients throughout Newfoundland and Labrador are benefiting from remarkable advances in cardiac care delivery that have been achieved through a special project focusing on improving...

After 10 years of constant debilitating pain that forced her to use a cane or crutches to walk, Sarah Graff is now living a normal life. The mother of two small children is active enough to run a...

Barrx Radio-Frequency Ablation is a minimally invasive treatment for Barrett's Esophagus For Mary Hedley-Brown, the news came as a shock. A survivor of cervical cancer, she had lost her husband to...

Neil Fraser, president of Medtronic Canada and regional vice-president – Canada, Medtronic plc In Canada, I am often asked to speak about value-based procurement. Given our single-payer...

KEEPING THE "CARE" IN VALUE-BASED HEALTHCARE A former critical care nurse, Pam Winsor leads value-based healthcare (VBHC) efforts for Medtronic in Canada. Keeping patients at the center of VBHC...

New Brunswick, Canada, September 26, 2017 — The evolution of Medtronic from a medical device company into a global healthcare solutions provider has taken another step forward. A year ago,...