A world of difference for very ill newborns

A world of difference for very ill newborns

Dr. Yasser El-Sayed (right) receives Duhamel Award honorarium from Karen Fowler, St. Boniface Hospital Foundation President & CEO. June 16, 2023 It was only fitting this year’s recipient of the Ronald J. Duhamel Innovation Award (Duhamel Award) could not be on...
Mother praises video app that connects parents with babies in NICU

Mother praises video app that connects parents with babies in NICU

May 9, 2023 What started as a pilot project two and half years ago is now a popular app that keeps parents connected with their babies staying in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. Boniface Hospital.  vCreate Diaries is a secure video app that allows neonatal...
Counting the Little Blessings 

Counting the Little Blessings 

April 24, 2023 Terry Dokken started in the kitchen at St. Boniface Hospital before finding her calling as a Health Care Aide in the Palliative Care Unit. Her husband of 39 years, Tim, drove a bus with Winnipeg Transit.   “Mom was the glue of the family and Dad was the...
Second Chance at Life

Second Chance at Life

March 20, 2023 “Paul, you are going to be here for the birth of your daughter. You are going to see your children grow up.” Paul Fontaine’s cardiologist said that to him in St. Boniface Hospital on the morning after Fontaine had his pacemaker put in to steady his...
Cold Hands, Warm Hearts

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts

February 17, 2023 Retired Indian-Canadian business leader Hemant M Shah has a saying about his adopted home. “I always say that in Winnipeg our hands are cold, but our hearts are warm,” said Shah on a video call from his birthplace of Mumbai. “I am proud to be called...