Articles By: Sarah Quadri Magnotta
Humber River Physiotherapist honoured with U of T
Recognition Award
Andrew Lockwood (left), Humber River Physiotherapist, was honoured for his excellence in teaching with a 2012 University of Toronto, Department of Physical Therapy Recognition Award for Clinical Instruction. Lockwood was nominated by Kirstie Gillanders (right), U of T Physical ...
Remembering Norma Stenhouse: 51 years of
Volunteer Service
Norma Stenhouse was the ‘Grand Lady’ of Toronto’s Humber River Hospital (HRH). Often referred to as noble and elegant, she had an unwavering commitment to her hospital and an unselfish art for giving. But as the longest serving volunteer in the Hospital’s ...
A continuity of care approach to chemical dependency
Tough love is a piece of cake for Ian Gallacher – these days; But not because of his forte for flambé or his one-of-a-kind crème brûlée. “I am the luckiest person in the world because of the staff, physicians and volunteers in ...
Child Life Program caring for community
Nurse Noble is working hard; caring for his classmates in Mrs. Benn’s kindergarten class at Pelmo Park Public School. As he finishes his last patient assessment, Noble removes his mask and his striped lab coat; reaches for his backpack and ...
Humber River dialysis: Giving to Guyana
Lenny Fernandez is making a difference in the lives of dialysis patients near and far. In addition to helping patients at Toronto’s Humber River Regional Hospital (HRRH), the HRRH dialysis technologist has been volunteering in Guyana for the last several ...
Ode to Robert Ogilvie: Thank you for 41 years of
extraordinary care
He’s a surgeon with a song. And he hasn’t missed a beat in over 41 years; always singing, smiling and whistling while delivering extraordinary care and compassion to patients at Toronto’s Humber River Regional Hospital (HRRH). Dr. Robert Ogilvie is an Ear, ...
Breaking ground on North America’s first fully
digital hospital
Toronto’s Humber River Regional Hospital (HRRH) is breaking ground on a new approach to patient-centred care; empowering patients and using state-of-the-art technology to enhance the care delivery process. “Building a new acute care hospital, focused on patient-centred care and efficiency, will ...
Making people a priority in preparing for the future
A culture of coaching and a commitment to organizational development is creating positive results at Toronto’s Humber River Regional Hospital (HRRH). For the last several months, the Hospital’s Leadership and Organizational Development Team has been working toward creating a human capital ...
Humber River Foundation welcomes Margaret Trudeau:
Working together in support of mental health
Margaret Trudeau is on a mission; to change the face of mental illness and to erase the stigmas associated with it. Toronto’s Humber River Regional Hospital (HRRH) shares the same goal. At the beginning of November, Trudeau and the HRRH Foundation ...
A salute to Sam Quadri: Celebrating forty years of
surgical excellence
He’s been helping people for as long as I can remember. And longer. He saved the life of my childhood friend when she couldn’t breathe as a newborn. He safely removed the tonsils and adenoids from thousands of people across South Central ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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