Virtual Ward Medicine – Improving Care Transitions on Geriatric Hospital Units

Award Date: 2018

Project Lead(s): Richard Sztramko, Physician, Assistant Professor

Project Title: Virtual Ward Medicine – Improving Care Transitions on Geriatric Hospital Units


Virtual Ward is an electronic web-based tool providing a standardized handover process and workflow management functions for medical professionals. The main goal of the Spark project is to establish a successful implementation of the software on the Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit at Juravinski Hospital in Hamilton with the objective of facilitating the provision of streamlined care for elderly individuals.