Stories
& news
that heals.
A Place of Peace
June 16, 2022 The scents of sweetgrass and fresh paint mingle in the brand-new Indigenous Health (IH) rooms at St. Boniface Hospital. The Winnipeg...
For Tom De Nardi, cardiac care “a kind of magic”
Tom De Nardi, President of Mondo Foods Group, upstairs at the Piazza De Nardi specialty grocer, wine shop, and event centre. June 3, 2022 Heading up...
Back on Track to Health
“Brett, there’s a problem with your aortic valve.” The cardiologist had called Brett Arnason in the departures lounge at Winnipeg Richardson...
Mapping a framework for environmental stewardship
April 12, 2022 There’s vast potential for the health care industry to reduce environmental waste. For Katie North, a Registered Nurse at St....
The Passing of a Mensch
Archibald Honigman never stopped making friends, even when he was a patient with COVID-19 in St. Boniface Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU)....
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...