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Richa advocates for oncology patients through all stages of their care journey

Each year, Osler is proud to welcome new nursing graduates to its staff. In 2020, Registered Nurse (RN) Richa was one of those grads.

She first came to the Oncology and Palliative Care Unit at Brampton Civic Hospital as a student completing her clinical placements, and later joined the team as an RN after obtaining her nursing registration.

Every day, Richa and her team provide compassionate care to patients from Osler’s oncology, palliative and medicine programs.

A lifelong student turned mentor

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Fresh tracks for health care

$110,000 raised for Brampton hospitals at Osler Foundation’s Ski Day 2022

Avid skiers and beginners alike were all smiles on February 15, at William Osler Health System Foundation’s (Osler Foundation) Ski Day 2022, presented by DG Group. This annual day on the slopes brought out over 200 winter sports enthusiasts who raised more than $110,000 for William Osler Health System’s (Osler) Brampton Civic Hospital and Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness.

“During this cold Ontario winter,...

Feeling the love at Osler

Ryan handles the flowers and Jonathon cooks the dinner.

That’s been their Valentine’s Day tradition every year since they started dating in 2015. They met as students at the University of Toronto and their first date (coffee on campus) went so well, Jonathon was late for his anthropology exam and Ryan skipped class.

The rest, as they say, is history.

This year’s Valentine’s Day celebration will be their seventh together, third as a married couple – and first as colleagues at William Osler Health...

Celebrating the house that grew (and the volunteers who grew with it)

For 99-year-old Ann Crane and 81-year-old Mary Steed, Peel Memorial is much more than a building—it is a pillar of the community. It’s also a place Ann and Mary have called home since they began volunteering for William Osler Health System (Osler) over thirty years ago.

Through the transformation of Peel Memorial over the years, one thing has always remained the same for the two volunteers – the appreciation of what it means to the community of Brampton.

Peel Memorial Hospital, named to honour World...

How recreation therapy can keep us doing what we love: Amanda’s story

Amanda Kidnie is a recreation therapist in the Functional Enhancement Service Unit at Etobicoke General.

A recent patient of mine had been diagnosed with arthritis a few years ago. With the diagnosis and the pain that came with it, they felt they had to give up a favourite pastime and passion of theirs: knitting.

I decided we were going to try everything we could to get her back to doing what she once loved.

During the patient’s assessment, we discussed how her reduced mobility prevents her from...