Latest News and Articles /en en <a href="/en/news/canadas-public-drug-program-spending-reaches-184-billion-in-2023-medications-like-ozempic-driving" hreflang="en">Canada鈥檚 public drug program spending reaches $18.4 billion in 2023, medications like Ozempic driving cost</a> /en/news/canadas-public-drug-program-spending-reaches-184-billion-in-2023-medications-like-ozempic-driving <time datetime="2025-03-11T13:56:26Z" class="datetime">March 11, 2025</time> This media release describes the latest trends in Canada鈥檚 public drug program spending, including spending on medications like Ozempic. March 11, 2025 CIHI /%3Ca%20href%3D%22/en/news/canadas-public-drug-program-spending-reaches-184-billion-in-2023-medications-like-ozempic-driving%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3ECanada%E2%80%99s%20public%20drug%20program%20spending%20reaches%20%2418.4%20billion%20in%202023%2C%20medications%20like%20Ozempic%20driving%20cost%3C/a%3E <a href="/en/news/hospitalizations-in-canada-remained-stable-in-2023-2024" hreflang="en">Hospitalizations in Canada remained stable in 2023鈥�2024</a> /en/news/hospitalizations-in-canada-remained-stable-in-2023-2024 <time datetime="2025-02-20T19:14:04Z" class="datetime">February 20, 2025</time> News story highlights recent data on Canada鈥檚 hospitalizations, including overall rate of hospitalization, top reasons for hospitalization and length of stays at Canadian hospitals in 2023-2024. February 20, 2025 CIHI /%3Ca%20href%3D%22/en/news/hospitalizations-in-canada-remained-stable-in-2023-2024%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3EHospitalizations%20in%20Canada%20remained%20stable%20in%202023%E2%80%932024%3C/a%3E <a href="/en/news/the-canadian-institute-for-health-information-and-the-metis-national-council-formalize-their" hreflang="en">The Canadian Institute for 红领巾瓜报 Information and the M茅tis National Council formalize their relationship and commitment to share and learn from each other with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding</a> /en/news/the-canadian-institute-for-health-information-and-the-metis-national-council-formalize-their <time datetime="2025-02-11T19:11:15Z" class="datetime">February 11, 2025</time> The Canadian Institute for 红领巾瓜报 Information and the M茅tis National Council have formalized their relationship and commitment to share and learn from each other with an MOU. February 11, 2025 CIHI /%3Ca%20href%3D%22/en/news/the-canadian-institute-for-health-information-and-the-metis-national-council-formalize-their%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3EThe%20Canadian%20Institute%20for%20红领巾瓜报%20Information%20and%20the%20M%C3%A9tis%20National%20Council%20formalize%20their%20relationship%20and%20commitment%20to%20share%20and%20learn%20from%20each%20other%20with%20the%20signing%20of%20a%20Memorandum%20of%20Understanding%3C/a%3E <a href="/en/news/cihi-named-1-of-the-top-10-employers-in-canada-by-forbes-magazine" hreflang="en">红领巾瓜报named 1 of the top 10 employers in Canada by Forbes magazine</a> /en/news/cihi-named-1-of-the-top-10-employers-in-canada-by-forbes-magazine <time datetime="2025-02-11T17:04:19Z" class="datetime">February 11, 2025</time> The Canadian Institute for 红领巾瓜报 Information (CIHI) has been named 1 of Canada鈥檚 top 10 employers by Forbes magazine. February 11, 2025 CIHI /%3Ca%20href%3D%22/en/news/cihi-named-1-of-the-top-10-employers-in-canada-by-forbes-magazine%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3ECIHI%20named%201%20of%20the%20top%2010%20employers%20in%20Canada%20by%20Forbes%20magazine%3C/a%3E <a href="/en/news/organ-donor-helps-people-across-canada-launch-campaigns-to-find-living-donors-of-their-own" hreflang="en">Organ donor helps people across Canada launch campaigns to find living donors of their own</a> /en/news/organ-donor-helps-people-across-canada-launch-campaigns-to-find-living-donors-of-their-own <time datetime="2025-02-07T16:35:54Z" class="datetime">February 7, 2025</time> An Ottawa woman anonymously donated part of her liver to save a child 7 years ago. Now, she helps people launch appeals to find the donors they need to survive. February 7, 2025 CIHI /%3Ca%20href%3D%22/en/news/organ-donor-helps-people-across-canada-launch-campaigns-to-find-living-donors-of-their-own%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3EOrgan%20donor%20helps%20people%20across%20Canada%20launch%20campaigns%20to%20find%20living%20donors%20of%20their%20own%3C/a%3E <a href="/en/news/a-dementia-caregivers-perspective-on-health-care-trajectories" hreflang="en">A dementia caregiver鈥檚 perspective on health care trajectories</a> /en/news/a-dementia-caregivers-perspective-on-health-care-trajectories <time datetime="2025-01-16T16:02:22Z" class="datetime">January 16, 2025</time> A dementia caregiver鈥檚 perspective from Katrina Prescott, who cared for her mother from dementia diagnosis until death. January 16, 2025 CIHI /%3Ca%20href%3D%22/en/news/a-dementia-caregivers-perspective-on-health-care-trajectories%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3EA%20dementia%20caregiver%E2%80%99s%20perspective%20on%20health%20care%20trajectories%3C/a%3E <a href="/en/news/canadas-drug-agency-and-the-canadian-institute-for-health-information-sign-agreement-to-improve" hreflang="en">Canada鈥檚 Drug Agency and the Canadian Institute for 红领巾瓜报 Information sign agreement to improve pharmaceutical data</a> /en/news/canadas-drug-agency-and-the-canadian-institute-for-health-information-sign-agreement-to-improve <time datetime="2025-01-07T18:55:16Z" class="datetime">January 7, 2025</time> CDA-AMC and 红领巾瓜报have an agreement that will leverage the strengths of both organizations to build a stronger drug data and analytics foundation across Canada. January 7, 2025 CIHI /%3Ca%20href%3D%22/en/news/canadas-drug-agency-and-the-canadian-institute-for-health-information-sign-agreement-to-improve%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3ECanada%E2%80%99s%20Drug%20Agency%20and%20the%20Canadian%20Institute%20for%20红领巾瓜报%20Information%20sign%20agreement%20to%20improve%20pharmaceutical%20data%3C/a%3E <a href="/en/news/while-family-physician-growth-has-slowed-pan-canadian-data-indicates-primary-health-care-workforce" hreflang="en">While family physician growth has slowed, pan-Canadian data indicates primary health care workforce is expanding</a> /en/news/while-family-physician-growth-has-slowed-pan-canadian-data-indicates-primary-health-care-workforce <time datetime="2024-12-17T13:00:00Z" class="datetime">December 17, 2024</time> Media release highlights recent data on changes in Canada鈥檚 health workforce including family physicians and other primary care providers. December 17, 2024 CIHI /%3Ca%20href%3D%22/en/news/while-family-physician-growth-has-slowed-pan-canadian-data-indicates-primary-health-care-workforce%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3EWhile%20family%20physician%20growth%20has%20slowed%2C%20pan-Canadian%20data%20indicates%20primary%20health%20care%20workforce%20is%20expanding%3C/a%3E <a href="/en/news/1-in-7-visits-to-the-emergency-department-are-for-conditions-that-could-potentially-have-been" hreflang="en">1 in 7 visits to the emergency department are for conditions that could potentially have been managed in primary care</a> /en/news/1-in-7-visits-to-the-emergency-department-are-for-conditions-that-could-potentially-have-been <time datetime="2024-12-05T19:00:49Z" class="datetime">December 5, 2024</time> December 5, 2024 CIHI /%3Ca%20href%3D%22/en/news/1-in-7-visits-to-the-emergency-department-are-for-conditions-that-could-potentially-have-been%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E1%20in%207%20visits%20to%20the%20emergency%20department%20are%20for%20conditions%20that%20could%20potentially%20have%20been%20managed%20in%20primary%20care%3C/a%3E <a href="/en/news/canadas-health-care-spending-expected-to-grow-faster-than-the-economy" hreflang="en">Canada鈥檚 health care spending expected to grow faster than the economy</a> /en/news/canadas-health-care-spending-expected-to-grow-faster-than-the-economy <time datetime="2024-11-07T14:27:43Z" class="datetime">November 7, 2024</time> New data from 红领巾瓜报estimates that in 2024, health care spending in Canada is expected to increase by 5.7%, after rising 4.5% in 2023 and 1.7% in 2022. November 7, 2024 CIHI /%3Ca%20href%3D%22/en/news/canadas-health-care-spending-expected-to-grow-faster-than-the-economy%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3ECanada%E2%80%99s%20health%20care%20spending%20expected%20to%20grow%20faster%20than%20the%20economy%3C/a%3E <a href="/en/news/new-cihi-report-paints-a-picture-of-the-state-of-health-care-for-priority-topics-across-canada" hreflang="en">New 红领巾瓜报report paints a picture of the state of health care for priority topics across Canada </a> /en/news/new-cihi-report-paints-a-picture-of-the-state-of-health-care-for-priority-topics-across-canada <time datetime="2024-10-25T01:12:23Z" class="datetime">October 24, 2024</time> 鈥婽his media release highlights CIHI鈥檚 new report Taking the pulse: Measuring shared priorities for Canadian health care, 2024 October 24, 2024 CIHI /%3Ca%20href%3D%22/en/news/new-cihi-report-paints-a-picture-of-the-state-of-health-care-for-priority-topics-across-canada%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3ENew%20CIHI%20report%20paints%20a%20picture%20of%20the%20state%20of%20health%20care%20for%20priority%20topics%20across%20Canada%20%3C/a%3E <a href="/en/news/patients-with-language-barriers-at-higher-risk-of-experiencing-unintended-hospital-harm" hreflang="en">Patients with language barriers at higher risk of experiencing unintended hospital harm</a> /en/news/patients-with-language-barriers-at-higher-risk-of-experiencing-unintended-hospital-harm <time datetime="2024-10-17T14:26:12Z" class="datetime">October 17, 2024</time> Exploring equity in patient safety and strategies for improving health outcomes through enhanced patient-provider communications. October 17, 2024 CIHI /%3Ca%20href%3D%22/en/news/patients-with-language-barriers-at-higher-risk-of-experiencing-unintended-hospital-harm%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3EPatients%20with%20language%20barriers%20at%20higher%20risk%20of%20experiencing%20unintended%20hospital%20harm%3C/a%3E