A day in the life of a high school student doesn’t normally include suturing, intubation, or neck immobilization training.
Long before they settled into their new homes in St. Paul, seven physicians with roots around the world started building their own...
Read MoreMaureen Miller can’t believe her community’s good fortune. St. Paul’s mayor is excited about the fact that seven new physicians have recently settled...
Read MoreMuch has changed since Doreen Van Eaton began her career as a licensed practical nurse (LPN). When Van Eaton first began working as an LPN in Athabasca, Peter...
Read MoreFor nursing students, rural placements are exciting educational opportunities. However, for those with no local connections, it can be stressful to find short-term accommodation while training in rural communities. Stressed was...
Read MoreTwo new families have rolled up their sleeves to ensure a northwestern Alberta community once again has health-care access close to home. After at least 30 years without local health-care...
Read MoreRemembrance Day continues to stir memories for retired Canadian Armed Forces members Linda Parrish and Mark Simons. The veterans, who now work...
Read MoreThe recruitment and retention of nurses has been a challenge in rural Alberta for years. In response to that challenge, a “grow...
Read MoreBecoming a parent is an experience like no other: the overwhelming emotion of meeting your new baby, the sleep deprivation, the joys of the first smile and...
Read MoreIt’s every community’s dream to have easy access to primary health care close to home. So when Dr. Muti Kauchali approached the...
Read MoreFire Prevention Week occurs from October 3 to 9 across Canada and the United States this year. Established following the Great Chicago Fire of October 1871, this...
Read MoreLegendary musician and band leader, Duke Ellington, once said, “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” That’s exactly the approach the Wabasca/Desmarais Health...
Read MoreFinding the time and money to enrol in optional professional development courses can be challenging for rural nurses and other health professionals....
Read MoreA day in the life of a high school student doesn’t normally include suturing, intubation, or neck immobilization training.
At 6:30 a.m. on a weekday, chances are you’ll find Dr. Deon Erasmus out on a gravel road near the town of Provost, running past wheat fields. He’ll be with six or seven other men from the running club that he started up 20 years ago.
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