Through the No Baby Unhugged program at Cape Breton Regional Hospital, volunteer huggers cuddle and hold babies when parents aren’t able to be with them, whether for medical reasons or because of distance or family commitments at home. Hugging is not only comforting -- it is a proven method of increasing a baby's health.
Challenges are always part of health care. Now, as one health authority, physicians, staff and administrators have a more seamless ability to respond to these challenges. In January, that abilitywas put to the test when Dartmouth General Hospital saw one of its busiest days.
Volunteer-based campaign asks neighbours to help the elderly clear snow.The campaign helps seniors live at home longer, and it fosters positive relationships in the community.
Through her will and the help of an interprofessional team of health-care providers, Barb has gone from receiving trauma care recovery care to being able to live at home following a brain injury.
37-year-old dialysis patient adjusts to life with kidney failure while raising a young daughter, with support from Colchester East Hants Health Centre staff and physicians.
We are seeking three community-minded individuals to bring a citizen’s eye and a citizen’s voice to the redesign of clinical service and patient care areas at Dartmouth General Hospital.
Park Bench Players are an award winning, collaborative education theatre troupe that uses plays based on life experience of the cast members to combat stigma.
