May 11, 2020 – It would be easy to chalk up Molly Brett's enthusiasm for Klinic Community Health to the last six years she has spent working there as a practical care nurse. Dig a little deeper, though, and you'll find that her association with the landmark Portage Avenue community health clinic is more than an accident of employment.
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Cardiac intensive care nurses take pandemic response to heart
May 11, 2020 – Under normal circumstances, St. Boniface Hospital's Intensive Care Cardiac Sciences unit (ICCS) is focused solely on the care of critically-ill patients with a heart issue. But, like so many other facets of life these days, the unit's definition of "normal" has had to change with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pandemic thrusts Health Links – Info Santé into the spotlight
May 11, 2020 – There's nothing like a great performance to elevate a long-time supporting player to sudden stardom. That's certainly been the case for Health Links – Info Santé, the flagship program of the Provincial Health Contact Centre at Misericordia Health Centre.
Feeling right at home
May 11, 2020 – Most of us dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic have been scrupulously following advice to not allow visitors into our homes. But for a number of clients of the WRHA's Home Care program, Jay Barayuga's presence is a reassuring and necessary sight.
Infection prevention efforts predate current pandemic
May 11, 2020 – This isn't Diane Robson's first rodeo. With more than 35 years of experience as an Infection Prevention and Control Professional at St. Boniface Hospital, Robson, who is also a registered nurse, has a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, and a Masters in Education, has worked her way through several infection control efforts and pandemics.
Home Care program adjusts for pandemic
April 27, 2020 – It's a story many of us are familiar with: a family member has a fall or receives news of a chronic condition and is admitted to hospital. After they are treated for their most serious symptoms, they are cleared to head home — but things are not the same. They need more help to move about the house. Perhaps they have an additional medication requirement, or need assistance to get in and out of bed, get dressed and more.
Full statement on CEO travel
March 27, 2020 – Clinical and system leaders from across the province have been involved in the management of planning and preparation on a daily and hourly basis since well before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Manitoba's response has been swift, decisive, caring and professional.
Precision kidney transplant care pioneered in Manitoba
March 13, 2020 – Manitoba has one of the highest rates of kidney failure in Canada and across the world. That leaves a large number of people across our province on dialysis and awaiting kidney transplant.
Advance Care Planning provides you with a voice in your health care
March 6, 2020 – The ability to communicate with others is essential to the expression of who we are, what we believe and what we need. What happens then, when that ability is taken from us at a time of health crisis – when we do not have the capacity to share our wishes and our needs with our loved ones? How do we speak for ourselves when we have lost our voice? The answer, is advance care planning.
Interpreters making health care safer, more accessible
February 28, 2020 – Imagine going to your physician to seek help with a significant health care concern. Now imagine you can’t understand one another because neither of you speak the same language. That’s a scenario that plays out an average of more than 80 times a day in doctor’s offices and health care facilities throughout the city, and it’s a significant barrier for both patients and health care staff.
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