Angels on East 2A, Waterford Hospital
When Margo Hand brought her husband, Bill, to the emergency department at the Waterford Hospital, little did she know it was only the beginning of a seven month-long journey. It […]
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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 […]
Many Mummers ‘Lowed In!’ A Tradition at the Waterford
“Don’t seem like Christmas if the mummers aren’t here…..’ The folks in the therapeutic recreation program at the Waterford Hospital have taken those words from Simani’s iconic Newfoundland Mummer’s Song […]
A little Balcony Goes a Long Way
When the staff of East 2A at the Waterford Hospital decided to raise funds to re-do the balcony on their unit, they were thinking mostly in terms of providing a […]
A Story of Resilience: Sheena’s Dialysis Journey
There are over 624 people in Newfoundland and Labrador currently undergoing dialysis treatment for kidney disease. This treatment requires connecting a patient to a machine to remove the patient’s blood, […]
Finding your way: The Waterford Labyrinth
When faced with the challenges, confusion and mental roadblocks often associated with mental illness – what a person often wants most is a simple, straightforward way to cope. A labyrinth […]
A Waterford Farewell
At 77, in the middle of February, Joan Marie Pitcher passed away as most of us would wish to – at home, surrounded by her family and close friends. In […]
Open Windows Studio – a Breath of Fresh Air!
What do you get when you combine art instruction with occupational therapy and mental health and addictions services? Open Windows Studio! Located at Eastern Health’s Waterford Hospital, it was developed […]
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