Throughout 2019 we featured a number of incredible staff, physicians and volunteers. Here’s a look back at just a few of your favourite stories of the year.
Any time his stage-four COPD flares up, Sheldon Williams can end up spending several breathless hours in the emergency room, waiting to be assessed and given the medication he needs to clear the obstructive secretions from his compromised lungs.
The Avon Medical Clinic in Windsor was established just over a year ago, when two family physicians, a family practice nurse, a nurse practitioner and clerical staff came together to form a collaborative family practice team.
After 50 years of working as a stores clerk in the pharmacy at the Halifax Infirmary site of the QEII, Gordon Mahar says he’s ‘not sure when he will retire.’
Installation work continues to add a fire sprinkler system to New Waterford Consolidated Hospital. Work is wrapping up this week in the main entrance, reception/waiting area and switchboard/admitting area. In January, Installation work will begin on the next section of the main floor that will include the emergency department, diagnostic imaging, lab, ambulatory care, ultrasound and EKG. This work is expected to take eight to 10 weeks and will impact some services.
Dr. Bernie Badley and the Tupper Concert Band have been bringing holiday cheer to patients at the Victoria General (VG) site of the QEII for the past 40 years.
