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A Window into the Heart
Photo courtesy of FUJIFILM Sonosite. February 12, 2025 Four new ultrasound machines that practitioners are calling “state-of-the-art technology” and...
The Beat Goes On, at Any Age
Heart disease is the number one killer of women in Canada. But St. Boniface Hospital researchers are working hard to change this. Before women go...
A Heartfelt Gift
Brian Chappell had a very special Christmas gift for St. Boniface Hospital in 2024. Chappell, a retired teacher and Winnipeg School Division...
After the Shift
A new exhibition showcases the diverse interests of St. Boniface Hospital’s community, encouraging understanding and compassion. The Off the Clock...
Hospital Staff Get Calm
The St. Boniface Hospital community is feeling more stress-free after using a Foundation donor-supported mental health app. In June, all St. B...
Keeping the Beat
November 18, 2024 The call came out of nowhere: “You’re in serious heart failure, Dean. You need to get to St. Boniface Hospital.” Dean Desrochers...
When the News is Heartbreaking
November 15, 2024 A first-of-its-kind conference in Manitoba saw health-care providers from across the province gather to talk and learn about a...
Healing Hearts at Home
Dr. Shuangbo Liu, interventional cardiologist and clinician-scientist at St. Boniface Hospital, knows first-hand that home is where the heart is....
Please, Eat Your Peas!
Don’t like finishing your vegetables at dinner? St. Boniface Hospital researcher Dr. Michel Aliani can tell you why you should. Aliani is Principal...
Helping Babies Take Their First Breaths
Helping premature babies breathe is a critical role of St. Boniface Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). To do that, respiratory...
A New Path to Wellness
Thanks to the incredible generosity of donors like you, the McEwen Building at St. Boniface Hospital has already undergone extensive renovations,...
Tiny Dancer
October 8, 2024 As a new parent, you expect to be able to hold and cuddle your baby. The instinct is written in all our hearts. Kelly and Corey...
Cutting-Edge Care
Women are at a disadvantage when it comes to traditional cardiac research. The cardiovascular system has the most differences between men and women...
Heart Disease Detective
August 21, 2024 How can we better prevent and manage cardiovascular disease? That question has been on award-winning St. Boniface Hospital...
Breathing Easier
August 19, 2024 Your support has been like a breath of fresh air to anesthesiologists who intubate patients at St. Boniface Hospital and train...