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BARRIE, ONT. -- Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) has been cleared of all COVID-19 outbreaks. The hospital had four outbreaks in units over the past month, which resulted in 24 patients and 27 staff infections. Additionally, 12 people died from virus-related complications. On Monday, the hospital announced the outbreak in the Cancer Palliative Unit is over. The unit has reopened to transfers and new admissions. The other units with outbreaks were the Integrated Stroke and Rehabi...

email article HCA Healthcare completed its $1.5-billion acquisition of western North Carolinas Mission Health in 2019, but the nonprofit sale to a for-profit entity hasnt been without scrutiny. Following reports from the local community of charity care thats difficult for patients to understand and declines in service, a slew of physician departures is now turning heads. Dogwood Health Trust -- a foundation formed with proceeds from the sale to monitor HCAs compliance with obligations o...

Sheridan Memorial Hospital continues to evaluate facilities and the needs of patients. (Photo by Pat Blair) The Sheridan Memorial Hospital Foundation is excited to announce its Transforming Transitional Care Campaign. A Transitional Care Unit (TCU) is a recuperative and supportive place to heal following an injury, surgery, or serious illness. From changes to one’s daily schedule to the adjustments necessary to return home – the care team of nurses, doctors, and therapists manage transition...

(Courtesy photo) The Sheridan Memorial Hospital Foundation has already received about 600 donations for expansion of the hospital’s Transitional Care Unit, and the project is now in the design phase. Information on the project was presented to hospital trustees at their meeting Wednesday night. Rob Forister, the hospital’s director of facility support, said a design for the project has been developed and is now in the hands of the project architect. Ada Kirven, the hospital foundation’s...

The outbreak in the Integrated Stroke and Rehabilitation Unit at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is over.

  BARRIE, ONT. -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 variant cases in Simcoe Muskoka nearly tripled in the past 24 hours, jumping from 19 to 51 on Tuesday. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) reports another 94 patients are waiting on a second test to confirm whether they too are infected with the variant. Health officials grow increasingly concerned, saying the U.K. variant is "50 per cent more contagious" and "its able to find little holes in our armour," according to Dr. Colin...

Mr. Cyril Wrightsell, age 94 years a resident of The Walford, passed away on Thursday, January 14th at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital. Born on September 13, 1926, Cyril lived a full and enjoyable life. A natural athlete, Cy was part of the Pine Street hockey playing brothers. He excelled in playing both junior hockey for the West End Bruins and senior hockey for the Port Arthur Bearcats. During his hockey days he met Ruth, the woman he would later marry and share 69 years with. His love ...

Winnipeg Free Press After a holiday hiatus, Public Health Manitoba announced hundreds of new cases of COVID-19 and more than two-dozen deaths as a result of the virus over the Christmas weekend. Included in the province’s COVID-19 update for Dec. 24-27 were 28 deaths and 524 new cases of the virus. (File) After a holiday hiatus, Public Health Manitoba announced hundreds of new cases of COVID-19 and more than two-dozen deaths as a result of the virus over the Christmas weekend. Between 9:30...

Jews in the Land of Disney: A diverse career path brought Keith Dvorchik to the Federation   December 18, 2020 Keith Dvorchik with his family at Chanukah. (l-r) Keiths mom, Sue; son, Evan; son, Matthew; Keith; and his wife, Alison. From the time Keith Dvorchik was a young boy, he has moved no less than eight times and has had a variety of careers all of which prepared him for his job as CEO of The Roth Family JCC and executive director of The Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando. "When I was f...