COVID Reflections: The second wave
…mid-December, occupancy rates remained consistently at or above 105 per cent. COVID teams mobilize in-hospital In the COVID unit at Hamilton General Hospital, the team of physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists…
COVID Reflections: Stabilizing
March 11 marked the passage of one year since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic for COVID-19. HHS is commemorating this time by acknowledging the heroic efforts and…
COVID Reflections: The beginning
…the pandemic landing locally, HHS worked to keep our community safe by opening COVID-19 testing centres and laboratory support, adding screening to our hospital entrances, creating a specialized COVID unit…
COVID reflections: Broken and healing…together
…I was busy responding to another round of COVID challenges, so I ignored it. Only when I tried to slip on my winter boots to go home did I realize…
COVID reflections: Take a Moment
…global pandemic for COVID-19. We all want this pandemic to be over, for life to get back to normal, or at least begin to understand what the new normal may…
COVID reflections: A message of gratitude
…an unbelievably important impact in terms of this pandemic response. Our teams continue to provide exemplary care in emergency departments, our intensive care units, and of course our COVID units…