{{Short description|Health authority in New Brunswick, Canada}} {{Infobox company |name = Horizon Health Network |logo = Horizon Health Network logo.png |logo_size = |type = Health Care |foundation = September 1, 2008 |founder = Government of New Brunswick |location = Fredericton, New Brunswick |area_served = New Brunswick |key_people = President & CEO Margaret Melanson <ref>{{cite web | url=https://horizonnb.ca/about-us/leadership/ | title=Leadership }}</ref> <br /> Minister of Health <br /> Board of Directors |industry = Health care |products = |services = |market cap = |revenue = |operating_income = |net_income = |assets = |equity = |num_employees = 13,000 <small>(2010)</small> |slogan = |subsid = |homepage = [http://horizonnb.ca horizonnb.ca] |intl = }} '''Horizon Health Network''' ({{Langx|fr|Réseau de santé Horizon}}) is one of two health authorities in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, the other being Vitalité Health Network.
Horizon Health Network delivers medical care on behalf of the Government of New Brunswick to the central and southern portions of the province through 12 hospitals and 28 health centres/clinics while providing a variety of programs and services.
Horizon Health Network is headquartered in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
==Hospitals== Horizon Health Network operates the following hospitals:
* Charlotte County Hospital (St. Stephen, NB) * Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital (Fredericton, NB) * Grand Manan Hospital (North Head, NB on Grand Manan Island) * Hotel-Dieu of St. Joseph (Perth-Andover, NB) * Miramichi Regional Hospital (Miramichi, NB) * Oromocto Public Hospital (Oromocto, NB) * Sackville Memorial Hospital (Sackville, NB) * Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John, NB) * St. Joseph's Hospital (Saint John, NB) * Sussex Health Centre (Sussex, NB) * The Moncton Hospital (Moncton, NB) * Upper River Valley Hospital (Waterville, NB)
==Language policy== The internal working language of the Horizon Health Network is English, while the Vitalité Health Network functions in French. However, each network provides service to the public in both official languages.<ref>{{Cite web | title=One moment, please... | url=https://officiallanguages.nb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/factsheet_2_your_language_rights_in_new_brunswick_2_health_care.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002174309/https://officiallanguages.nb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/factsheet_2_your_language_rights_in_new_brunswick_2_health_care.pdf | access-date=2026-02-14 | archive-date=2023-10-02}}</ref>
==Quick facts== * Horizon Health serves the province of New Brunswick but through inter-provincial agreements, also provides referral services for part of northeastern Nova Scotia (Cumberland County) as well as Prince Edward Island * It is one of the largest employers in New Brunswick * It is the second largest health authority in Atlantic Canada<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://horizonnb.ca/about-us/|title=About Us}}</ref> * It is a more than $1.4 billion organization<ref name="auto"/> * It has approximately 14,000 staff members and 1,242 physicians<ref name="auto"/> * It has over 100 facilities, clinics and offices<ref name="auto"/> * It has 3,500 volunteers, auxiliary and alumnae members<ref name="auto"/> * It operates 17 foundations<ref name="auto"/> * It has 16 auxiliaries<ref name="horizonnb1" /> and alumnae<ref name="horizonnb1">{{cite web|url=http://en.horizonnb.ca/home/about-us/quick-facts.aspx |title=Horizon Health Network - Quick Facts |publisher=En.horizonnb.ca |date= |accessdate=2012-01-26}}</ref> * There are 370 medical residents and 6,000 placements for students from various nursing, medical and health care programs<ref name="auto"/> * The board of directors has seven members, appointed by the Minister of Health<ref name="auto"/>
==Statistics (2010–2011)==
Number of * medical residents – 370<ref name="auto"/> * hospitals – 12 * hospital beds – 1,600 * admissions – 55,000 (acute, rehab and chronic) * inpatient days – 580,000 (acute, rehab and chronic) * surgeries completed per year – 45,000 * births – 5,400<ref name="horizonnb1"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://en.horizonnb.ca}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Health regions of New Brunswick Category:Companies based in Fredericton Category:Crown corporations of New Brunswick Category:Organizations established in 2008 Category:2008 establishments in New Brunswick Category:Government health agencies in Canada