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Articles By: Donna Danyluk
RVH’s rehab team gets man back into the game of life
Cliff Robinson poses with Jan Neale, RN; Susan Travanut, occupational therapist and physiotherapist Kelly McCrae - members of Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s (RVH) Day Rehabilitation team. Cliff Robinson played too many games of golf. Or that’s what the avid ...
RVH’s Cancer and Palliative Care Unit…
Mark Johnston hugged his wife Sheri Lynn, for the last time. She was unaware of the embrace. She was already gone. In the early hours of August 31st Sheri Lynn, 41, took her last breath and succumbed to the disease she ...
New emergency department opens in Barrie
In the wee hours of Saturday, June 9, the doors were shut and the lights turned off as emergency department staff at the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) in Barrie said “Goodbye” to their last patient in the old ...
New Respiratory Unit at Royal Victoria Hospital
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s (RVH) new Respiratory Unit recently welcomed its very first patient. Doreen Beamish, 80, from Barrie was the first person to be admitted to the new 32-bed unit where she was greeted by the enthusiastic and ...
Inspiring patient shares message of hope
Allison Roberts holds the hand of her daughter, Taryn, as they walk through the doors of Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre. Dressed in pink and with her cherub-like face, Taryn is the perfect picture of a little princess. Yet, for ...
Care close to home for the tiniest and most
fragile residents
Yvette Gabovic-Dahlke cuddles her tiny son as she gently rocks back and forth in the hospital rocking chair. Her eyes rarely leave the precious bundle. With his little head nestled in her neck and his eyes closed in slumber, it ...
Closing the text book and hitting the hospital halls
Josh Gillard, 16, is a grade 12 student at Barrie’s Eastview Secondary School, and yet so far this semester he’s rarely been there. That’s because instead of grabbing his backpack full of books and walking to school, he’s tying up his ...
Screening is the best defence against colorectal cancer
Mark Wilson didn't have to have a medical degree to know that something was horribly wrong with him. The blood in his stool said it all. With a strong family history of colorectal cancer, Wilson assumed the worst and was prepared to ...
A Canadian first: New chemotherapy robot in Barrie
Cancer patients throughout Simcoe Muskoka will soon benefit from increased patient safety and quality as Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) in Barrie brings state-of-the-art robotic technology to its Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre. RVH is the first hospital in the country to ...
Disability doesn’t limit man’s ability to volunteer
Harold Hatton is ready to go home. Perched on the end of his bed he’s just waiting for a Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) volunteer to arrive to porter him to the main entrance. With much gusto, his porter arrives and that’s ...
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RVH’s rehab team gets man back into the game of life
Cliff Robinson played too many games of golf. Or that’s what the avid golfer thought when his shoulder began giving him grief. Very [...]
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Collaborative approach proves a winning formula in falls prevention
According to Health Canada, falls are by far the most common cause of major injury for seniors in Ontario, accounting for 90 per [...]
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Gift of donated cornea changes a life
The gift of vision changed Jennifer Barton’s life. The effects of chronic eye rubbing as a child from uncontrolled allergies left Jennifer with [...]
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St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton & Baxter Partner to Employ Technology to Empower Dialysis Patients
Dialysis patients living with chronic kidney disease face many challenges. In addition to the physical symptoms of the disease, further emotional strain [...]
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Meeting Patient Needs with Runnymede’s LTLD Rehabilitation Program
May 14, 2013, will mark the one year anniversary of the opening of the Low Tolerance Long Duration (LTLD) Rehabilitation program at Runnymede [...]
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Dr. Ron Wald researching best approach to dialysis
During his training as a nephrologist, Dr. Ron Wald became interested in conducting clinical trials to determine the best way to treat patients [...]
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Holland Bloorview youth realizes a dream – a highlight on adaptive technology
With determination, imagination and a lot of specialized skill, Holland Bloorview’s staff and clients are revolutionizing the way technology and equipment enables children [...]
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Rouge Valley offers surgical follow-up over Skype
A new program offered for surgical programs at Rouge Valley Health System (RVHS) is allowing patients to get the follow-up care they need [...]
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Rouge Valley asks community to Be A Donor
Organ donation saves lives – just ask Brandon Gibson. The 20-year-old Pickering resident was three months old when he was diagnosed with cystic [...]
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A Major Milestone for Heart Transplants
If they weren’t such a modest lot—and if they hadn’t been quite so tired—you might have heard the sounds of celebration at the [...]
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Columns
Nurses meet with politicians in the community, and at work
For the last 14 years, registered nurses (RN) have visited Queen’s Park to meet one-on-one with MPPs and cabinet ministers. Dubbed Queen’s Park [...]
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What is the purpose of a Power of Attorney for Personal Care?
A Power of Attorney for Personal Care (“POA”) is a legal document in which an individual can specify who has authority to make [...]
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Leadership, research and renewal at St. Michael’s Hospital
Before I talk about our renewal project at St. Michael’s Hospital, I want to take advantage of this column’s publication in May to [...]
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Behind the Mask
Christine Erickson is no stranger to the operating room. For 10 years she worked as a Perioperative Nurse before embarking upon her current [...]
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Geriatrics and Aging
St. Michael’s Memory Disorders Clinic
When she was in her late 60s, Diana Pritchard began noticing that her memory wasn’t what it used to be. She’d forget to [...]
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Geriatrics and Aging
Home is best: Are you ready?
As the RRSP deadline looms, many Canadians are thinking about retirement planning. Chances are you are wondering whether or not you’ll have enough [...]
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Geriatrics and Aging
MOVE ON: Why rest is not necessarily best
Although many people believe rest is best during a hospital stay, mobility actually plays a far greater role in recovery. “A lot of [...]
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Palliative Care
RVH’s Cancer and Palliative Care Unit…
Mark Johnston hugged his wife Sheri Lynn, for the last time. She was unaware of the embrace. She was already gone. In the [...]
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Patient Care
Broadening access to specialized care: The growth of telemedicine connects patients to the caregivers
For nearly 13 years, Providence Care has been the hub for telemedicine in southeastern Ontario, connecting patients from distant communities to [...]
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Oncology
Bridging the distance Sunnybrook’s Odette Cancer Centre uses e-health technologies to support colorectal cancer patients in the community
Peter Duffy turns 68 this year. He and wife Rita will likely celebrate with a special bottle of champagne because the occasion marks [...]
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