“I want every day at work to be a different learning experience,” said Melissa McKinley, a registered nurse at the Annapolis Community Health Centre’s collaborative emergency centre (CEC).
“I love this program. The potential of it is huge.” Registered nurse Maria Forbes gets excited when she talks about the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) and what it means for patients.
Kathy Walker went through three major life changes all at once – her husband died, she retired from work and she sold her house. All of a sudden she was left wondering what she would do with her time.
Installation work on a project to add a fire sprinkler system to the New Waterford Consolidated Hospital resumes next week. Work on the next section of the main floor will begin on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. That area includes the emergency department, diagnostic imaging, lab, ambulatory care, ultrasound and EKG. This work is expected to take eight to 10 weeks.
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.
