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Manitoba Flood Risk & Home Dialysis Patients

Posted on March 2019May 2019

The Province of Manitoba has indicated the risk of flooding is high this spring. For this reason we are requesting that home dialysis patients notify their home hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis unit and advise staff if the patient is currently living within a flood zone.

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Tender for New Dialysis Unit at Health Sciences Centre

Posted on January 2019September 2019

Plans for a new 22-bed dialysis unit at Health Sciences Centre are moving forward. The Manitoba Government announced the project today as the tender process begins.

News, Staff NewsTagged Year in Review 2018-19

Brandon Expands Dialysis Services

Posted on November 2018September 2019

Brandon Regional Health Centre announced the expansion of its dialysis services on December 17. Alongside its hemodialysis unit, the centre will now offer home peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training and support for patients in the region.

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Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 2017May 2019

Happy holiday season to everyone including all our patients and renal staff across the province. Many of our in-hospital dialysis…

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New Kidney Disease Referral Pathway Tool for Primary Care

Posted on December 2017July 2019

Manitoba Renal Program has launched an updated kidney disease referral pathway in a new interactive format. Primary care providers can…

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Métis Prescription Drug Program

Posted on December 2017July 2019

The Manitoba Métis Federation has launched a prescription drug program. Under this new program, Métis citizens that are age 65+…

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Chronic Disease Innovation Centre Grand Opening

Posted on November 2017July 2019

Seven Oaks Hospital Foundation opened the doors of its new Chronic Disease Innovation Centre on November 17. While the research…

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HSC Celebrates 50 Years of Dialysis Care

Posted on November 2017July 2019

From the HSC Archives (Printed in HSC Focus Newsletter) Manitoba’s first dialysis program opened at Deer Lodge Hospital in 1958…

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Career Changes, Cancer and Beekeeping? Dialysis Nurse Takes on Life’s Twists

Posted on November 2017May 2019

To say there have been some twists and turns in Fiona Mervyn’s path might be a bit of an understatement.

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From Sick to Fit – How One Dialysis Nurse Turned His Health Around

Posted on September 2017May 2019

Jaynor Kahal was working as a nurse in a Seven Oaks General Hospital (SOGH) dialysis unit when he started to feel dizzy and unwell. He asked a coworker to take his blood pressure and discovered his numbers were sky high

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