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Front-line workers say they shouldn t be forgotten as pandemic continues
Many people who aren t health-care workers or physicians have remained on the front lines for over nine months. The Current speaks to three of them, who say the challenges at their jobs have persisted, but in many ways the public s attention and support has gradually drifted away.
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Left to right: JR LeBlanc, Carmen Louie and Cecilia Sparrow are working the front lines during the pandemic, whether it be a hospital ICU, long-term care home or grocery store.(Submitted by JR LeBlanc, Carmen Louie and Ceclia Sparrow)
Q&A: Endy founder Rajen Ruparell on how the brand is making sure healthcare workers catch some quality Zs during the pandemic
The Canadian company has stepped up to support front-line healthcare workers in a big way. Abbotsford Hospital Donation
Since Endy launched in 2015, their signature Canadian-made mattress has skyrocketed in popularity, garnering stellar reviews and improving the sleep of hundreds of thousands devoted customers. The company has championed an admirable giving philosophy from its inception, donating over 10,000 new and gently used mattresses to families and individuals in need through organizations like Furniture Bank in Toronto, Matthew House in Ottawa and Women in Need Society in Calgary. Most recently, in a mission to help out healthcare workers exhausted by the pandemic’s second wave, they’ve worked with Abbotsford Regional Hospital in BC and Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket to make sure their c
BARRIE, ONT. Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) in Barrie and Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket are among 17 Ontario hospitals the province says will receive the next batch of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the year. The additional hospitals announced Friday join Toronto s University Health Network and the Ottawa Hospital in giving the vaccine to health care workers. A COVID-19 Immunization Clinic will open in Barrie in the Sperling Drive RVH COVID-19 Testing and Assessment Centre in anticipation of the vaccine. This is wonderful news for all of us and cause for real optimism, but it is a complex endeavour, said Dr. Charles Gardner, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit s medical officer of health. It will take some time for us, working together with our partners, to roll out mass immunization for all of our residents who want it.