It’s a Wrap – Blizzard 2020 makes History at Eastern Health
On January 17, 2020, the blizzard that’s been dubbed ‘Stormageddon’ blew through the Avalon Peninsula on gusts of up to 140 km per hour. The official recorded amount of snowfall […]
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How a dynamic duo is transforming emergency care
Eastern Health is pleased to provide an update to this article. On July 12, 2019, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Patient-Oriented Research grants (SPOR) announced it has awarded federal-provincial […]
Code Stroke: Think FAST, Act Faster
Ivy Barfett is a patient who beat the odds, with the help of Code Stroke, after she suffered a massive stroke. Her story demonstrates how important it is to understand […]
Behind the Curtain: A Visit to the Janeway Emergency Department
On June 4th and 5th, the Janeway Children’s Hospital Foundation will hold its 32nd annual Janeway Children’s Miracle Network Telethon, broadcasting on NTV. The Telethon raises funds in support of […]
Celebrating Excellence!
Eastern Health has recognized several individuals and teams within the organization, whose achievements, contributions and approach to their work are considered outstanding by their peers or supervisors. The fourth annual […]
Clarenville Hero
When you think of lifesaving measures in health care, you generally think of what we call our clinical staff: our surgeons, cardiologists, emergency room nurses and physicians….anyone who has direct […]
Managing the Storm: A Powerful Experience
For those of us working with the Health Emergency Management Division of Eastern Health, emergency planning is just part of our day-to-day operations. So on Friday, January 3, 2014, when […]
Roadside Assistance: 1-800-‘Angels’
8 p.m. April 28, 2013. Change of shift at the Grand Bank Health Centre. The handover from the day shift staff to the night shift is proceeding as usual, when […]
