The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority’s board of directors announced April 29 that Mike Nader has been chosen as the organization’s new President and CEO.
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Volunteers worthy of recognition as health care heroes
As we prepare to celebrate National Volunteer Week, April 18-24, it’s fitting that we take some time to thank the hundreds of health-care volunteers who – despite the risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic – have stepped up while virtually everyone else has been asked to step back.
Hospital pharmacists have moved from behind the counter
Many of us tend to think of pharmacists as the people in white lab coats who fulfill our prescriptions from behind a counter. While that is still largely true for the pharmacists we depend on in our local drug stores, the role of a hospital pharmacist is broader, more collaborative, and plays an important part in overall patient safety and care.
Fraudulent communications from individuals posing as management and staff from the WRHA
The WRHA and Shared Health wish to advise the public that we have become aware of individuals posing as management and staff from the WRHA, who are contacting our supplier community on the pretense that WRHA is requesting quotations and responses to expressions of interest, as well as issuing false Purchase Orders.
Therapeutic Recreation an important part of pandemic response
If you’re feeling – and let’s face it, we all are – that the COVID-19 pandemic is cramping your style, imagine what it’s like for residents in the province’s many long-term care facilities. Thankfully, these residents have a valuable ally: recreational coordinators and facilitators.
Mental Health and Bell Let’s Talk Day 2021
COVID-19 has challenged all Manitobans in a variety of ways, limiting social interaction, impacting financial stability and requiring many to take on increased workload and responsibilities as part of the pandemic response.
Parades celebrate COVID recoveries at Saul & Claribel Simkin Centre
Everyone loves a parade, no one more so than the staff and residents of the Saul & Claribel Simkin Centre personal care home, where residents’ COVID-19 recoveries are being celebrated with special flair.
Physician Assistants and Clinical Assistants contribute to health care across Manitoba
November 27 Shared Health celebrates National Physician Assistant Day, recognizing the Physician Assistant (PA) and Clinical Assistant (CI.A) professions and their contributions to health care in Manitoba.
Staff and patient safety go hand in hand
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, an overarching message of “we’re all in this together” has helped foster a much-needed sense of shared responsibility in limiting the spread of the virus.
Patient transport in Churchill focused on patient safety, care
For most people in Manitoba – especially those who live in the south, in or near larger population centres – transportation to and from medical care isn’t much of a hurdle. For residents of remote communities in the north of the province, however, accessing medical care and expertise can pose a significant logistical challenge.