Making Life’s Final Journey with Compassion, Dignity and Respect – One Volunteer’s Story
I walk through the doors of the Palliative Care unit at the Dr. L. A. Miller Centre. There is a sense of being in a very special place. Calmness and […]
Category Archives: Everyday Heroes
On a Mission: Eastern Health Employees Join Team Broken Earth to Bring Autism Education to Nicaragua
It was a whirlwind trip that has left an everlasting, meaningful impact on two Eastern Health employees that they won’t soon forget. Jan Young Guerra, Manager of Direct Home and […]
Social Work: Choosing to Work with People
In observance of social work month, Eastern Health’s Mental Health and Additions Regional Director Isobel Keefe shares her thoughts about her profession, while reflecting on her 30 years of social […]
MEET “THE PROTECTORS”: YOUR GUARDIANS OF PRIVACY AND HEALTH INFORMATION
Privacy and security of personal health information is a right enjoyed by all citizens in Newfoundland and Labrador and lays at the heart of our society. Protecting privacy and ensuring […]
Santa Run at St. Patrick’s Mercy Home
Charles Dickens, author of “A Christmas Carol,” once said, “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.” These qualities were certainly in abundance at […]
Spreading a Little Joy to the Community this Holiday Season
Christmas is a special time of year for family and friends to come together and celebrate the holiday season with gatherings and traditions. However, as paramedics, we often see people […]
Back to the Future with Breastfeeding: A Movement Worth Celebrating
Do you remember the anticipation and excitement of becoming a new parent or grandparent? How about those sleepless nights and tiring days during the first weeks after baby’s birth? If […]
Heroes are Human – Hope and Help for First Responders
I’m a paramedic with Eastern Health. For almost 9 years, I’ve worked everywhere from rural Newfoundland and Labrador to the oil field to metro St. John’s. I’ve even worked search […]
