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that heals.
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, with six Grand Prize choices for this year’s biggest winner, including homes in Winnipeg, St. Adolphe, and Brandon, a...
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, such as the story of little Nathalia Desmarais. Seeking safety and shelter after her mother’s death more than 100 years...
“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 Care Unit (NICU) nurse came into the room and asked her obstetrician (OB), “How big are we expecting?” “Oh, about 2...
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 fortunate to reach harbour,” said Kennedy, 72. “Many do not. St. Boniface Hospital has given me my life back with their love...
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. October 18, 2021 The St. Boniface Hospital community is not only generous but enterprising as well! From golfing and running...
MRI experience makes lasting impression
July 19, 2021 Maury Bay has a discerning appreciation for the qualities of the human voice. From the enclosure of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner, the retired radio-industry professional welcomed the reassuring tone and words of technologist Richelle...
The Father’s Day that Came Early
June 14, 2021 Tanner and Christel Harms, of Steinbach, welcomed their new son, Quincey Rowe Harms, into the world on Monday, May 31, at St. Boniface Hospital. The family had to stay in the hospital for observation over three days because Quincey was born prematurely...
“It hit me like a tidal wave”
May 25, 2021 As a runner and group fitness instructor, Sarah Carroll knows what a heart rate of 180 beats per minute (bpm) feels like. Experiencing it while lying in her bed with a fever was terrifying. (Normal resting heart rates for healthy adults range from 60 to...
From Child in Care to Supermom
May 5, 2021 Peggy Guimond’s wish this Mother’s Day? To simply enjoy time at home with her family. Beyond that, she wants to give her children the best lives possible, filled with love. That’s been her goal from even before becoming a mother herself. “I want my...
We Are What We Eat
March 25, 2021 March is Nutrition Month! This year, St. Boniface Hospital’s 20 dietitians on staff are reminding everyone to support healthy living by eating what is “good for you.” It is simple advice, but healthy eating looks different for everyone, says Tiffany...
Make the Right Call
February 12, 2021 It was December 23rd, and Rosauro Rosales, 57, was relaxing with his common-law partner, Genesis Mallen, and her sister, Yzel Mallen, in their St. James home. Rosales had called his sisters in Toronto for a chat earlier in the evening. At around 9...
Communicating Kindness
January 14, 2021 It’s never too late to say ‘thanks’. A Winnipeg woman has reached out to St. Boniface Hospital to express her gratitude for the excellent care her late brother received before, during, and after his surgery at the Hospital in January 2018. “Our family...