Jose Medeiros: Social Worker goes Beyond for Dialysis Patients
For many dialysis patients, COVID-19 has increased the many challenges they already face. Jose Medeiros, Renal Social Worker at the Etobicoke Renal Centre, is one of Osler’s staff dedicated to supporting patient… Read More.April 5, 2021
Project Bunny
When she was just 8 years old, Ashley’s family received a call from her doctor on Good Friday that changed their life. The doctor told them that results from Ashley’s recent bloodwork showed she had Type 1 diabete… Read More.March 29, 2021
A Year of Heroes
Exactly one year ago, Osler Foundation launched the Health Care Heroes campaign to help meet the urgent need for equipment and PPE to help fight COVID-19. In those early days of the pandemic, the number of infecti… Read More.March 17, 2021
COVID-19 Testing Centre: One Year Later
Kahlena Campbell, RPN A year after Osler opened one of the first COVID-19 testing centres in Ontario, the team that initially staffed the centre is looking back at those challenging early days. With limited knowled… Read More.March 11, 2021
Donor Profile: Dr. Farooque Dawood
For Dr. Farooque Dawood, the current sight of physicians and staff in full PPE is reminiscent of the SARS epidemic. “Etobicoke General was the main treatment area for SARS, and the epidemic brought lots of ch… Read More.February 19, 2021
Miel Alanzalon: Kidney disease doesn’t pause because of COVID-19
COVID-19 has forced many things to pause, but in Osler’s Renal Program, the crucial work of delivering life-saving dialysis continues. For patients living with kidney disease, this treatment is vital for surviva… Read More.February 19, 2021
Lyda Gabrang-Jorge: In the Emergency Department during COVID-19
Lyda Gabrang-Jorge is no stranger to the intense pressures of emergency medicine. In her 12 years as a nurse at Brampton Civic, she’s watched as demand on the Emergency Department (ED) grew along with the commun… Read More.February 12, 2021
Donor Profile: Jean Douglas
Jean Douglas is not a new donor to Osler Foundation—she’s long known the need for community support to equip our hospitals—but this past summer she was an Osler patient for the first time. The care she recei… Read More.February 9, 2021
Mike Waechter: Addressing connection barriers during COVID-19
Many of us have discovered a new hobby or two during the pandemic and Mike Waechter is no exception. The Recreation Therapist, who works at Osler’s Reactivation Care Centre, admits to cultivating a penchant for … Read More.January 26, 2021
Belinda Benoit: Inside Osler’s COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing Centre
As a Medical Laboratory Technician working in histology/pathology, Belinda Benoit spends most of her working hours in the laboratory at Brampton Civic Hospital, but last March she was called to support the COVID-1… Read More.January 20, 2021