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New Initiative Launching at Grand River Hospital and Brightshores Health System

Collaboration led by CAN Health Network explores Canadian platform modernizing call bell systems

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CAN Health Network

Communications

2025

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Canadian Technology aims to improve patient care at Brightshores Hospitals

Brightshores Health System will test a new platform which could revolutionize how patient calls for assistance are managed.

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Janice Mackay

CK News Today

2025

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Fierce Founders drive impact and innovation in major industries

Tech founders like Christy Lee of PatientCompanion gain exposure and expand networks through Fierce Founders

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Rosie Del Campo

Communitech

2024

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Brightshores Updates Call Bell System

Brightshores Health System is modernizing its call bell system to provide more responsive and efficient care.

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Nathan Shubert

Bayshore Broadcasting

2025

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Tech-Solution to Support Nurses

Waterloo student develops an app to triage requests and enhance communication between patients and their health-care providers

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Angelica Marie Sanchez

University Relations

2024

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Velocity Pitch Competition unveils top innovators

With grants at stake, students pitch inventive startupideas to bring their entrepreneurial visions into reality

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Jordan Flemming

University Relations

2024

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University of Waterloo's Velocity Moves Into the Arena

On the more recent grad side of the spectrum, Christy Lee and Ethan Alvizo are working on their startup, PatientCompanion.

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Alex Kinsella

BetaKit

2024

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Top health-tech innovations we're following in 2024

The University of Waterloo has a remarkable portfolio of startups and research solving health care’s most pressing challenges

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Jordan Flemming

University Relations

2024