Steamplicity®”how it’s made”
Eastern Health has implemented Steamplicity® in our St. John’s acute care hospitals. It’s a system that enables patients to make their own meal selections at bedside. With the assistance of […]
Category Archives: Making a Difference
The Connect Team: Making Connections with Vulnerable Youth
Young people face a variety of challenges during adolescence which can have an enormous impact on their lives. These challenges – along with experiencing rapid physical, cognitive and social-emotional changes […]
Bonavista Primary Health Care
Primary health care is about providing the right care at the right time in the right place – a focus on healthy living by prevention, health promotion and support for […]
The New Stroke Treatment Room: It’s a Team Effort
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the launch of a new stroke treatment room at St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital. It was great to see such a turnout of excited […]
Horse Therapy Brings ‘Stable Life’ to Mental Health Clients
We all want to be happy and live a good life, but the fact is, many of us have had moments in our lives when we feel down – it’s […]
JASPER: Therapy through Play for Children with Autism
It’s summertime. A time when children’s laughter fills neighborhoods, parks and backyards throughout the province, as they play with their friends and use their imagination to go on countless adventures. […]
Combating the Opioid Epidemic in North America and Here at Home: Learnings from a Canadian Delegation to the United States
Almost every time you turn on the evening news or open the newspaper, you hear about the opioid epidemic plaguing provinces across Canada, including here at home in Newfoundland and […]
Healing Through Feeling: A Doctor’s Journey to Treating Eating Disorders
I began my work as an eating disorder psychologist at Eastern Health almost 12 years ago. I’m Dr. Susan Pardy, and the fact that my entire career has been focused […]
