Apr 2, 2020 By: Mark Pare It was an all-encompassing conversation on the state of hospitals in Waterloo Region, dealing with hurdles they might be facing in the fight against COVID-19. The three President and CEO’s of our hospitals — Ron Gagnon of Grand River Hospital, Lee Fairclough of St. Mary’s General Hospital and Patrick […]
The Brantford Expositor By: Susan Gamble News: March 20, 2020 Bill Johnston reaches out to connect to his wife Betty through the window at St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre where recreational therapists have made an area available for seniors to see and chat by phone with their families. Johnston owned and operated the Burford Times […]
Tom Salisbury was a healthy, active firefighter when he suddenly fell ill in 2014 and was diagnosed with a rare auto-immune disease. NEWS Feb 13, 2020 by Katrina Clarke The Hamilton Spectator Tom Salisbury was a healthy, active 54-year-old firefighter who one day couldn’t shake a cold. Then he started coughing up blood. Salisbury was […]
News Release – St. Mary’s General Hospital St. Mary’s Regional Cardiac Care Centre in Kitchener is sharing its expertise to support care providers in small community hospitals and limit travel for patients who need a common cardiac test called an echocardiogram. Dr. Heather Warren, Director of Echocardiography at St. Mary’s, said some patients requiring these […]
New sensory swing helps children engage in and enjoy speech therapy News Feb 27, 2020 Guelph Mercury Wee Talk, the Speech Language Pathology program for pre-school aged children at St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph, has a new sensory therapy swing thanks to a recent $5,000 grant from the Guelph Wish Fund for Children to the […]
Mar 02, 2020 by Craig Campbell Dundas Star News While the St. Joseph’s Villa Foundation works to make up a $600,000 capital funding gap, and create an ongoing operating fund, for Margaret’s Place Hospice, a foundation staff member is putting her own talents toward the cause. Chief development officer, and well-known local singer, Sarena Paton, […]