Clinical psychologist Tammy Lynn Kontuk teaches clients quick, easy-to-use strategies they can use to feel better, less stressed and lonely, and to end a little bit of their emotional suffering each day. She believes everyone should learn these basic mental health tips to help themselves and others.
With winter in the rear-view mirror, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) is reminding people where they can and can’t park at Cape Breton Regional Hospital.
As a volunteer resources consultant, Soroush Moghaddam develops volunteer programs for five hospitals in the Antigonish, Guysborough and Strait areas. He also recruits new volunteers and supports existing ones as they lend their time and skills to support patient care.
South shore residents will add their voices to the discussion on plans to modernize South Shore Regional Hospital. A newly formed Patient and Family Advisory Committee will help bring patient and family voices to advance people-centered care and engagement throughout the redevelopment project.
Every year, NSHA welcomes more than five million visitors and patients to our facilities. Thankfully, our team of volunteers is there to make every visit easier.
What exactly did Dr. Darrell Lewis see in becoming an ophthalmologist, and more specifically a cornea specialist? His passion for the science of eyes actually started with a more artistic endeavour.
For Rhonda Porter, comforting a grieving family after learning their loved one will pass away is an important part of being a critical care organ donation coordinator. After families go through what is often one of the worst experiences of their lives, Porter and her fellow organ donation coordinators have the tough task of educating them about the organ donation process.
