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Flying Close to the Edge

Flying Close to the Edge

Henry Suarez woke up at St. Boniface Hospital. He had made it to Winnipeg by air ambulance service, which was already a miracle. Dr. Jonathan Hong,...

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A Team Effort

A Team Effort

From left: Della Ross, Cook, Neil Pryce, Food Services Attendant, and Sheldon Kilcullen, Sanitation Warewash Attendant, in St. Boniface Hospital’s...

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How Will You Be Remembered?

How Will You Be Remembered?

Clare and Shirley Moster’s goal is to see Alzheimer’s disease done away with for good. Curing Alzheimer’s disease is a big ask, admits Clare, but he...

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You shared stories that matter

You shared stories that matter

2024 was a big year for St. Boniface Hospital Foundation’s social media channels! And thanks to you, we had so much to celebrate. The Foundation’s...

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Volunteering Her Story

Volunteering Her Story

As a longtime St. Boniface Hospital volunteer, Joan Lachance never thought she would experience cardiac care at the Hospital as a patient. However,...

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Seeing the Heart from Within

Seeing the Heart from Within

Dr. Clarence Khoo, Director of Arrhythmia Services in Cardiac Sciences at St. Boniface Hospital, with the Abbott ViewMate Ultrasound System that...

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Funding the Future

Funding the Future

From left: Researcher Dr. Thomas Netticadan, donors Frank and Jeanne Plett, and MSc student Sunita Karki, with undergraduate student Sandrius...

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Nurses Belong Here

Nurses Belong Here

From left: St. B nurses Anjola Oyewo and Chelsea Nichols. June 16, 2025 With her first nursing job at St. Boniface Hospital, Chelsea Nichols found a...

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Former Nurse Keeps Caring

Former Nurse Keeps Caring

“What would Dorothy do?” That was the question Teresa Wareham asked herself throughout her career as a registered nurse of more than 35 years at St....

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No Parent Alone

No Parent Alone

Becoming a parent is challenging enough. But when your baby arrives prematurely or with health challenges, it is even more overwhelming. Families in...

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Catching Up with Paul Fontaine

Catching Up with Paul Fontaine

April 1, 2025 Paul Fontaine, of Winnipeg, came close to death one week before his 33rd birthday. At the time his wife, Shay, was eight months...

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