National Nursing Week 2022: We Answer the Call
Pickering mom counts her first Mother’s Day celebration among many blessings following car crash that sent her into early labour
Looking out onto a bright blue, sparkling lake, Pickering mom Nisha Tharma holds her beautiful baby girl close to her heart. As the wind whispers and the waves crash, the pair are locked in, at ease and as close as ever.
A far cry to where this harrowing story began one year ago.
Learning the warning signs when someone you love is experiencing sexual violence
Sexual harassment, assault and abuse can happen anywhere. May is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and it’s critical to recognize and understand the warning signs of sexual harassment, cyberbullying and exploitation, as well as sexual abuse.
“It’s not always obvious when someone you love has been affected by sexual violence,” explained Lulu Paras-Fox, Patient Care Coordinator with Scarborough Health Network’s (SHN) Sexual Assault Domestic Violence Centre (SA/DVCC).
SHN performs non-perfused organ donation, holds longest organ retrieval on record
The decision to end life support is a difficult and sensitive decision for any family. At Scarborough Health Network (SHN), a team of compassionate medical professionals support patients in their journey, as well as grieving families and loved ones. A critical part of these challenging conversations includes organ donation.
Organ donation is an integral part of quality end-of-life care,
What Patient Experience means to SHN Patient Family Advisors
What does Patient Experience Mean to me?
Photo (left to right): SHN’s Patient Relations Team – Janice Fletcher-Broomes, Anthony Sacco, and Susan Lorimer
From nurses and physicians, support staff and executive professionals, to patients, family and the Scarborough community, so many people are working hard to make each patient’s experience the best it can be.
In celebration of Patient Experience Week (April 25-29),
NEWS RELEASE: Ontario Building a Stronger, More Resilient SHN
Investments will support planning for over $1 billion in new health infrastructure to care for families in Scarborough
April 14, 2022
SCARBOROUGH — As part of its plan to stay open, Ontario is investing over $1 billion in several major redevelopment and expansion projects for the Scarborough Health Network.