Thrombosis research co-ordinator wins national award
Less than a year on the job, Kailee Morrison was named Research Co-ordinator of the Year by the Canadian Venous Thromboembolism Network.
Less than a year on the job, Kailee Morrison was named Research Co-ordinator of the Year by the Canadian Venous Thromboembolism Network.
“I feel this passion inside me anytime I’m able to care for a patient,” Alana Hawrylyshyn says. “I’m here, I feel you, I got you. I’m here to speak on your behalf.”
Niagara Health has a trio of nurse practitioners dedicated to helping older adults in the Emergency Department and getting them back on track to living life to the fullest.
Dr. Stephenson Strobel is a trained economist who uses data to make Niagara Health’s Emergency Department more effective at getting patients the help they need.
“I wanted to get more involved,” says Nithu Thonichalil. “I wanted to learn the surgical thought process of a surgeon” in the Operating Room.
Clinical Specialist Radiation Therapists help patients with cancer get the right treatment quickly and Niagara Health is one of the few hospitals to have them.
With three new additions to the team that was established in January, Niagara Health continues to make better support of Indigenous patients and their families a priority.
The quartet of doctors self-finance their humanitarian efforts to provide healthcare to those facing barriers, including performing fistula procedures that sustain dialysis treatment.
As a registered nurse in Niagara Health's NICU, Abby MacNaught provides care to the tiniest and most vulnerable patients, all while supporting families as they navigate the NICU journey.
When Brigitte Alcide, Erica Plante and Annie Mazmanian had no one else to turn to during the pandemic, they turned to each other and found a way to help their colleagues in the process.