Bonavista Primary Health Care
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New 3 T MRI Improves Patient Care
Eastern Health and the Health Care Foundation, along with representatives from the Provincial Government, recently officially unveiled the new 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (3 T MRI) scanner at the […]
The Janeway Telethon – A Look at the Stories from the Telethon
A huge congratulations to the Janeway Foundation, the volunteers and all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians for making this year’s telethon a huge success. Once again the people of Newfoundland and Labrador […]
Top Canadian Honour – Sudden Cardiac Death Genetic Research Team Lauded by the Governor General
Eastern Health’s Dr. Sean Connors and Dr. Terry-Lynn Young, along with their colleagues Dr. Kathy Hodgkinson and Dr. Daryl Pullman at Memorial University, received the Governor General’s Innovation Award on May […]
Establishing a New Life in Canada: A Long Way from Home
As the Associate Director for the non-degree programs at the Centre for Nursing Studies (CNS), I have the privilege of working with current and the next generation of health-care professionals […]
Health Innovation Fair
We were live at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s where Eastern Health and its partners hosted the Health Innovation Fair. This fair, the first of its kind at […]
An Interview with Dr. Gena Bugden, Clinical Chief of Emergency Medicine at Eastern Health
Approximately 200,000 people come through the doors of Eastern Health’s emergency departments every year. There are 12 emergency departments in the eastern region – some rural, some urban, some large, […]
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 […]
