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Thursday, June 25, 2026

Ontario Hospital Nearly Halves Staff Turnover by Rewriting Their Wellness Playbook

At a time when healthcare worker shortages and burnout dominate headlines across Canada, a Northeastern Ontario healthcare system has quietly achieved something most health systems are struggling to do: keep more of its people. Health Sciences North (HSN), a regional hospital with a team of over 4,400, serving more than 557,000 people across Northeastern Ontario, has reduced employee turnover from over 15 percent to approximately 8 percent over three years, nearly cutting the rate in half, without launching a single new wellness program. Instead, HSN did something counterintuitive: it stopped adding initiatives and started intentionally connecting the ones it already had. The approach, initiated in partnership with Excellence Canada, is the subject of a new paper released today: Connecting the Dots: Beyond Programs: How Excellence Canada is Supporting Health Sciences North as They Build a Culture of Connection. The paper, part of Excellence Canada's Executive Insights...

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Friday, June 19, 2026

HSN and Nogdawindamin formalize partnership through Protocol Agreement

Health Sciences North (HSN) and Nogdawindamin Family and Community Services have formally signed a protocol agreement that strengthens collaboration and supports the delivery of coordinated services for Indigenous children, youth and families across Northeastern Ontario.

While HSN and Nogdawindamin have worked together for many years, the protocol formalizes the partnership by clearly outlining roles, responsibilities, communication pathways and referral processes between the two organizations. The agreement also helps ensure that HSN staff have access to up-to-date information about Nogdawindamin's services, enabling timely referrals and support for families who may benefit from prevention, family support and child welfare services.

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