ADVANCING MEDICAL INNOVATION

Supporting progressive advancements at our hospital and beyond.

From its inception five years ago, our medical competition has supported exceptional teams of medical professionals in presenting progressive healthcare ideas to leading Canadian business philanthropists.

Thanks to the outstanding generosity of donors, our medical competition has supported vital advances at Horizon’s Saint John Regional Hospital, many the first in Atlantic Canada.

2023

• Canada’s first ever fluoroscopic navigation bronchoscopy helping reduce risks and improving care for lung cancer patients
  
• Purchased the gold standard in drug testing improving speed and accuracy of drug detection enabling clinicians to incorporate results more quickly into effective clinical decision-making

2021

• First 3-D Imaging Center in Atlantic Canada and first hospital in Canada to adopt AI solutions allowing clinicians to create a virtual copy of their patient's anatomy to plan and practice surgery

2018

• First-in-Canada Nobel Prize winning super resolution microscope, kick-starting a first-of-its-kind multimillion-dollar research program
• First-of-its-kind Minimally Invasive Sinus Surgery program

2017

• An extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) device, also known as cardiac bypass in a box, launching a study to show improved survival rates for cardiac arrest patients in the Emergency Department.

Explore the 2021 Lions’ Den Medical Competition

Watch as three teams of medical professionals advocate for advancements in healthcare, to see their commitment to their patients, to hear about their progressive vision at they pitch 5 philanthropists and judges for $500,000 in funding.