WINCHESTER — Winchester District Memorial Hospital is bidding a fond farewell to Connie McInnes this week. McInnes has been supporting WDMH teams for 41 years. In fact, she has provided clerical support in almost every…
WINCHESTER — The saying goes that ‘when one door closes another always opens’. Recently, the Hulbert-Valley United Church was sold, and the congregation chose to give a portion of the proceeds to the WDMH…
WINCHESTER — Once again, the Winchester Lions Club has ponied up for the Ophthalmology department at Winchester District Memorial Hospital (WDMH). Recently, the Lions Club provided a $2,000 gift to the WDMH Foundation’s Ophthalmology Fund….
WINCHESTER — Many may know Sean Burnett as a Registered Nurse and Team Leader at Winchester District Memorial Hospital, but he’s also a Lumberjack! Throughout the month of May, Burnett participated in the Ottawa…
WINCHESTER — The patient voice is the most important voice, and Winchester District Memorial Hospital’s Patient & Family Engagement Committee (PFEC) helps ensure that the institution hears from them and their families. For the past…
WINCHESTER — Last month, Bert Armstrong logged 361,000 steps on his smart watch, all between the hours of 7:00 AM and 3:00 PM, from Monday to Friday. “They say I move around WDMH a lot,”…
CHESTERVILLE — Chesterville resident and hairdresser Karen Parker had a great idea for Canada Day. She wanted to decorate her neighbourhood with Canada Day flags while supporting local health care at the same time. So…
WINCHESTER — Back in March, the Winchester District Memorial Hospital announced that local artist Carrie Keller would be organizing an online art auction to run throughout April, with a new piece auctioned each day from…
WINCHESTER — Each year during National Nursing Week, the WDMH team pauses to celebrate the contributions of its nurses. Nurses are nominated by their peers for exemplifying the qualities of Nursing Leadership and Lifelong Learning….
WINCHESTER — By day, Registered Nurse Sean Burnett is a Team Leader at WDMH. By night and on weekends throughout the month of May, he’s a runner with a cause. Sean is participating in the…
WINCHESTER — Cindy Mason, a child of the Winchester District Memorial Hospital and an ER clerk of 35 years, has thrown her hat into the ring for the #FacesofCanadianHealthcare art contest. She is joined by…
WINCHESTER — The Kin Club of Russell has announced that Catch the Ace is suspended due to the latest provincial COVID-19 stay-at-home order. But it will be back as soon as it is safe to…
WINCHESTER — Right now, almost 1,600 Ontarians are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant, and every three days, someone will die waiting. April is BeADonor Month and Winchester District Memorial Hospital is encouraging everyone to…
WINCHESTER — All staff, physicians, midwives and students at Winchester District Memorial Hospital have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine — close to 400 healthcare workers in total. The local institution says the…
WINCHESTER — Registered Practical Nurse Miranda Carruthers (seen in photo above) was among the first Winchester District Memorial Hospital staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine — 84 of whom (including physicians) got the jab Feb….