Media Advisory - Mackenzie Health Officially Launches Innovation Unit: First-in-Canada Project Transforms the Delivery of Care

RICHMOND HILL/VAUGHAN, ON, June 13, 2014 /CNW/ - On June 19, 2014, Mackenzie Health will officially launch the Innovation Unit, a first-in-Canada project which features a unique integration of advanced technology that transforms the delivery of care. A major project implemented at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, the Innovation Unit is a medical unit that has been transformed into a living and breathing laboratory for innovations to support the implementation of evidence-based practice and positive patient experience.

What:	Event to announce the official launch of the Innovation Unit, a first-in-Canada project which features a unique integration of advanced technology that transforms the delivery of care.
When:	Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.
Where:	Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital
	Berwick Family Auditorium, D-Wing, Level 1
	10 Trench Street, Richmond Hill, ON, L4C 4Z3
Who:
	- Altaf Stationwala, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mackenzie Health
	- Dina Palozzi, Chair, Board of Directors, Mackenzie Health
	- Tiziana Rivera, Chief Nursing Executive and Chief Practice Officer, Mackenzie Health
	- Dr. Aviv Gladman, Chief Medical Information Officer, Mackenzie Health
	- Adam McMullin, Vice President and General Manager, Hill-Rom Clinical Workflow Solutions
	- Dr. Anne Snowdon, Academic Chair of the International Centre for Health Innovation, Ivey Business School

SOURCE: Mackenzie Health

Melina Cormier, Chief, Communications and Public Affairs, Mackenzie Health, Tel: [phone] ext. 7492, E-mail: [email protected]; Catalina Guran, Communications and Public Affairs Consultant, Mackenzie Health, Tel: [phone] ext. 7490, E-mail: [email protected]