Eastern Health to Introduce New Groundbreaking Program
Plans set for introduction of Molecular Imaging Program Eastern Health is getting a new PET… and it’s not the furry kind! Eastern Health has announced its plans to launch a […]
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Seeking the next adventure – one paramedic’s experience in the field
I‘ll never forget my first day as a student on the ambulance. As we zipped through traffic with lights flashing and sirens wailing on the way to save a life, […]
Eastern Health at the Wedding Show?
Eastern Health’s participation at a local wedding show may come as a surprise to some. For one organizer, the initial surprise became an obvious fit once she read the organization’s […]
Saving Lives and Limbs: Eastern Health’s Vascular Laboratory
When it comes to trouble with veins and arteries, Newfoundland and Labrador has distinguished itself. Twelve per cent of our adult population has ‘peripheral vascular/arterial disease’ known as PAD – […]
Centre for Nursing Studies Broadens its Borders
In 2000 when the nursing professionals of the Centre for Nursing Studies (CNS) took their first flight overseas to Managua, Nicaragua, they had no idea of the impact they would […]
Nurses recognized at Fifth Annual Nursing Dinner and Gala Awards Ceremony
Take a moment and try to imagine a world without nurses. It’s impossible, right? Nurses are a group of compassionate professionals, who tirelessly advocate for positive change in the health […]
ASIST! Suicide Intervention
It crosses all lines: gender, age, socio-economic and cultural. No one is immune to thoughts of suicide. Did you know that an average of 5,000 people show up each year, […]
Vickie Kaminski: A Farewell Interview
In June of 2009, Vickie Kaminski arrived in St. John’s from Sudbury, Ontario to take the reins of Eastern Health. It was a particularly challenging time in the health authority’s […]
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