Michelle Bisaillon was critically ill at age 14 with complications from acute myeloid leukemia. She spent four weeks in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, and, at times, her parents weren’t sure if she ...

As Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering (RVAP) prepared to open its new 20,000 square-foot emergency department (ED) in 2009, we were faced with a new dilemma: How would we track the flow of patients in multiple areas of the ED ...

We all know that disaster can strike at any time. A raging fire in a nearby neighbourhood, a plane crash at an airport, or the threat of wide spread illness within the community can send a hospital into an emergency ...

Peel Regional Paramedic Services (PRPS), a recognized leader in prehospital research, will started two new randomized controlled trials in July 2012: the ROC ALPS study (Amidoarone, Lidocaine or Neither for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Due to Ventricular Fibrillation or Ventricular Tachycardia) ...

The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), provides outstanding family-centered patient care, pioneers breakthrough research, and trains future health care professionals. As a tertiary level pediatric hospital we are fully cognizant that children and youth can be prone to injuries. Thankfully, ...

More than 21,000 cases – that’s how many times CritiCall Ontario answered calls from Ontario physicians who needed assistance caring for a critically or emergently ill or injured patient this past year. In fact, for the past five years, call ...

In January of this year, when I was approached to become interim president and CEO of Ornge, what I knew of the organization was only what I had read in the newspapers in the preceding weeks as the controversy unfolded. ...

Volunteers have been a valued part of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre’s busy Emergency Department (ED) for many years. Almost 50 individuals volunteer in the ED on a regular basis, directing patients and providing comfort. However, in recent years these Volunteers ...

All eyes were on downtown Vancouver on the night of the 2011 Stanley Cup final. It had been 17 years since the Vancouver Canucks had made it to the finals and the city was looking for a victory. While fans ...

A first time mom wakes up to her seven month-old coughing in her crib. It is a barking cough that sounds painful and is accompanied by a mild fever. The mom picks up her baby and comforts her. The baby ...