INTERNSHIP . AGENCY SUMMARY Agency Name: Horizon Health Network- The.Moncton Hospital Program Area: Health Promotion
Location: The Moncton Hospital, 135 MacBeath Avenue, Moncton, NB ElC 628 Website : http ://en.ho rizonnb.cal
PhoneNumber:
506-857-5111
Email: Horizon@HorizonNB.ca
Description of agency: Horizon Health Network is one of the largest employers in New Brunswick and is the largest health authority in Atlantic Canada. Horizon employs nearly 14,000
individuals and is a billion dollar ayear organization. Within Horizon there are over one hundred facilities across New Brunswick "including12 hospitals, 35 community health centres
& clinics, 33 Public Health & Extra Mural Program locations, 2l Addiction
Service
& Community Mental Health service locations
and nine First Nation
communities" (Horizon Health Network, 2010, p. 4). The vision of Horizon is "healthy people in healthy families living in healthy New Brunswick communities where access to health services is seamless, safe and without disparity in language, culture or location"
(Horizon Health Network, 2010, p. 4). The Moncton Hospital is known as a "leader in health care delivery and health promotion" (Horizon Health Network, n.d., para.
l). The
Moncton Hospital also prides its self in hosting several accredited educational progrirms including Dalhousie Medical Education Program, Dietetic Internship Program, the School of Radiologic Technology and Research and the Pharmacy Residency Program
(Horizon Health Network, n.d.).
Mission of agency: 'oCare
for People, Educate, Innovate and Foster Research" (Horizon Health Network,
2010, p. 3). Reference:
Horizon Health Network. (n.d.). The Moncton Hospital. Retrieved on February 15,2013 from http :iih orizonrrb.cal
.