Hitting the Mark! When Health and History Meet
In the health-care system, battles of all kinds are fought every day – the battle against disease: inherited, chronic and unexpected. The battle against sudden trauma. The fight to prevent […]
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What Goes Around, Comes Around: St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital Auxiliary Celebrates 50 Years
Imagine how much the world has changed in 50 years. Leaps in technology have revolutionized how we communicate. We’ve achieved huge advances in lifesaving equipment. However, in a world that […]
Neither Rain nor Sleet nor Snow…
This year’s Valentine’s Day gift from Mother Nature was a fierce winter storm. In fact, it was a full-scale blizzard that went on for almost two days. Snowfall amounts in […]
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, […]
RNC Officers and their Horses: Excitement Mounts at Eastern Health
Many in the St. John’s area have had the privilege of seeing and interacting with the RNC Mounted Unit as they patrol our streets on their magnificent Percheron horses. But […]
True to the End – One Doctor’s Life-Long Commitment to Palliative Care
The Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians recently awarded one of Eastern Health’s physicians, Dr. Bill Eaton, the first ever Local Hero Award for his work in the field of […]
Giving hope to Cardiac patients – one step at a time
Ten years ago, Herb Gaskill had a major heart attack in North Carolina that led to a quintuple bypass surgery. This came as quite a surprise to Herb, who said […]
Administering an Evolving Profession: Administrative Professionals Week
Celebrated since 1952, Administrative Professionals Week, April 20-26, 2014, recognizes the work of administrative professionals throughout North America, within our own province, and here at Eastern Health. There are over […]
