Community Care: Healing Wounds from the Inside Out
Kimberley Smith wrote in her kindergarten year book that she wanted to be a nurse when she grew up. In the years that followed between kindergarten and university, Kimberley stuck […]
Tag Archives: Carbonear
Embracing Technology: Self-Directed Patient Registration
Every day, Eastern Health registers thousands of patients for appointments within our facilities. The registration process is the first step to receiving health-care services, and it is vital to ensuring […]
Taking the Plunge for an Important Cause!
Can you imagine a dozen emergency room health-care providers leaping into the frigid North Atlantic Ocean on the coldest winter February day by choice? No? Well, it happened in Carbonear, […]
Making Connections: Going above and beyond to increase access to sexual health services for youth in rural communities
This day and age, teens seem more connected and informed than ever. They are constantly texting, Googling information and are inundated with news on social media. They have so much […]
Carbonear hospital dialysis unit goes portable
Bay Roberts resident Don Roach has a word to describe the dialysis unit at the Carbonear General Hospital. He calls them a family. Spending just a few minutes observing staff […]
Pack the Back – Paramedics Help Families in Need
Every once and awhile, you witness something that reminds you of the kindness exclusive to humanity. The generosity displayed in the fourth annual Pack the Back toys, food and clothing […]
Grief – and the ‘Most Wonderful Time of the Year’
‘Jane’ is 64 years old – and she isn’t looking forward to Christmas this year. Last summer her husband died after battling cancer for several years. 23 year-old ‘Emma’ is […]
Christmas: Not a Place, but a State of Mind
I have worked many Christmas Eves during my 19 years as a nurse but none of them stands out to me like the one I experienced a few years ago […]
