Stories
& news
that heals.
Kidney care a family affair
March 10, 2022 For the past 20 months Samar Zeid has settled into a familiar routine at St. Boniface Hospital. Three times a week – Mondays,...
Heart Attack Survivor: Proof ‘Dial Don’t Drive’ works
March 9, 2022 Submitted by Manitoba ACS Network After 20 years of responding to medical emergencies as a paramedic, Ron Keelan, District Chief of...
Five years later, more time for what matters
Volunteering is the cat’s meow for Brian Kozak, who had aortic valve replacement surgery at St. Boniface Hospital. February 14, 2022 Brian Kozak was...
“Retro” research for a brighter future
David Lipnowski Photography, courtesy of UWinnipeg January 27, 2022 Within human DNA are thousands of viruses – each with potential to express...
Notes of hope, healing, and gratitude
January 20, 2022 At St. Boniface Hospital Foundation we’re blessed to hear directly from donors and former patients. A recent roundup of notes...
St. Boniface among Canada’s leading research hospitals for tenth consecutive year
January 18, 2022 For the 10th year in a row, the St. Boniface Hospital is among Canada’s leading research hospitals, taking the #1 spot in Western...
Researcher helps develop compassion measurement tool
January 14, 2022 At a time when virtually all hospital patients and careresidents were and continue to be isolated from loved ones during the...
Say Yes to St. Boniface Hospital
January 6, 2022 Manitoba is about to mint a new millionaire. St. Boniface Hospital Foundation has announced the 2022 Mega Million Choices Lottery,...
A message from Karen
St. Boniface Hospital celebrated its 150th anniversary this year, and the Foundation has shared many historical stories from the Hospital’s past,...
“Donors gave us hope that the system works”
Ashton Kitchur lay in Labour and Delivery at St. Boniface Hospital on a cold December night in 2019, only 28 weeks pregnant. A Neonatal Intensive...
Record breaking year for Radiothon
November 26, 2021 Talk about a record year! The Radiothon of Hope and Healing, presented by the Vickar Automotive Group in support of St. Boniface...
Healing body and spirit
Photo: Oai Truong November 11, 2021 For military veteran Paul Kennedy, St. Boniface Hospital was a tranquil harbour in a storm. “Some of us are...
Birth of a Life-Saving Program
The first patient to undergo open-heart surgery in Manitoba was a five-year-old boy from the community of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, on a chilly day in...
Raising spirits, raising funds
Foundation Board member Randy Viray presents a donation from his company's annual golf tournament to Foundation President and CEO Karen Fowler....
Supporting the sweetest gift of all
Cupcakes and community: NICU "graduates" and co-owners of Jenna Rae Cakes, twins Jenna Hutchinson (centre, left) and Ashley Kosowan (centre, right)...