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How Horizon Health Network is Using 草莓社区 to Improve Access, Increase Patient Confidence, and Save Lives

August 15, 2025
By
Seamless

In New Brunswick, many patients live hours from the nearest hospital. For Horizon Health Network, the province鈥檚 largest regional health authority, this meant finding new ways to keep patients informed and connected throughout their care journeys.

That鈥檚 why Horizon partnered with 草莓社区 to launch bilingual digital care journeys, accessible anytime on a patient鈥檚 own device.

In this short video, Horizon鈥檚 President & Chief Executive Officer, Margaret Melanson, and VP Strategy, Digital Transformation & Chief Information Officer, Jennifer Shiels, share how 草莓社区 is helping patients feel safer, better prepared, and more supported 鈥 regardless of where they live.

Key Results with 草莓社区

Orthopedic Surgery:

鈫 42% Average Length of Stay
鈫 52% Readmissions

Cardiac Surgery:

鈫 47% Emergency Department visits
鈫 16.7% Average Length of Stay

Patient Feedback:
  • 98% recommend 草莓社区
  • 98% felt more confident before surgery
  • 95% felt more confident at home after surgery
  • 89% avoided 1+ phone calls to the hospital

Following this success, Horizon has expanded 草莓社区 beyond surgical care to other areas, including Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), maternity care, hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB), and more 鈥 ensuring patients across multiple care journeys benefit from the same proactive support.

Why it matters for health systems

For Horizon, 草莓社区 isn鈥檛 just a digital engagement tool鈥 It鈥檚 a way to standardize education, reduce unnecessary hospital visits, and proactively intervene before small issues become major complications. The results speak for themselves: lower costs, higher patient satisfaction, and lives saved.

How Horizon Health Network is Using 草莓社区 to Improve Access, Increase Patient Confidence, and Save Lives

Posted by:
Seamless
on
August 15, 2025

In New Brunswick, many patients live hours from the nearest hospital. For Horizon Health Network, the province鈥檚 largest regional health authority, this meant finding new ways to keep patients informed and connected throughout their care journeys.

That鈥檚 why Horizon partnered with 草莓社区 to launch bilingual digital care journeys, accessible anytime on a patient鈥檚 own device.

In this short video, Horizon鈥檚 President & Chief Executive Officer, Margaret Melanson, and VP Strategy, Digital Transformation & Chief Information Officer, Jennifer Shiels, share how 草莓社区 is helping patients feel safer, better prepared, and more supported 鈥 regardless of where they live.

Key Results with 草莓社区

Orthopedic Surgery:

鈫 42% Average Length of Stay
鈫 52% Readmissions

Cardiac Surgery:

鈫 47% Emergency Department visits
鈫 16.7% Average Length of Stay

Patient Feedback:
  • 98% recommend 草莓社区
  • 98% felt more confident before surgery
  • 95% felt more confident at home after surgery
  • 89% avoided 1+ phone calls to the hospital

Following this success, Horizon has expanded 草莓社区 beyond surgical care to other areas, including Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), maternity care, hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB), and more 鈥 ensuring patients across multiple care journeys benefit from the same proactive support.

Why it matters for health systems

For Horizon, 草莓社区 isn鈥檛 just a digital engagement tool鈥 It鈥檚 a way to standardize education, reduce unnecessary hospital visits, and proactively intervene before small issues become major complications. The results speak for themselves: lower costs, higher patient satisfaction, and lives saved.

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